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Health in Hunter New England

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Cardiovascular disease


Hospital separations for cardiovascular disease among Indigenous people by sex, Hunter New England and New South Wales 1993/94 - 2005/06
      1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99
Number Hunter New England Males 105 95 117 138 163 169
    Females 93 111 114 134 175 136
    Persons 198 206 231 272 338 305
  New South Wales Males 575 604 662 737 805 776
    Females 597 639 668 626 723 705
    Persons 1172 1243 1330 1364 1528 1481
Rate Hunter New England Males 2023.4 2073.3 2254.7 2576.9 3203.9 3639.9
per 100,000   Females 1853.2 2143.7 1964.2 2197.1 3188.0 2365.3
population   Persons 1941.9 2097.1 2095.1 2346.3 3194.5 2913.0
  New South Wales Males 2272.6 2343.5 2566.1 2673.2 3148.9 2956.2
    Females 2403.3 2442.5 2537.1 2293.9 2564.2 2457.8
    Persons 2360.7 2404.7 2561.7 2490.1 2834.4 2690.7

      1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
Number Hunter New England Males 157 166 214 195 232 250 233
    Females 145 155 166 118 175 181 146
    Persons 302 321 380 313 407 431 379
  New South Wales Males 905 854 920 990 964 1037 1008
    Females 794 788 826 775 887 835 883
    Persons 1699 1642 1746 1765 1851 1873 1891
Rate Hunter New England Males 3260.3 2973.6 3691.7 3726.3 3377.7 3912.9 3982.0
per 100,000   Females 2506.4 2962.9 2960.3 2141.7 2708.5 2786.1 2282.4
population   Persons 2830.4 3016.9 3355.2 2855.2 3073.3 3342.5 3014.7
  New South Wales Males 3734.5 2957.9 3321.6 3347.3 3505.2 3590.0 3315.9
    Females 2667.7 2722.1 2790.9 2529.7 2844.4 2685.4 2952.9
    Persons 3120.0 2857.3 3052.3 2912.8 3129.8 3108.9 3142.0


Note: Hospitalseparations were classified using ICD-9-CM up to 1997/98 and ICD-10-AM from 1998/99 onwards. Rates were age-adjusted using the Australian population as at 30 June 2001.
Source: HOIST - Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. (NSW Inpatient Statistics Collection and ABS population data).

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Copyright notice: This work is copyright NSW Department of Health and Hunter New England Health, 2007. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for study training purposes, subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source.. It may not be reproduced for commercial usage or sale.. Reproduction for purposes other than those indicated above requires written permission from Hunter New England Health. .
Suggested citation: Hunter New England Population Health Unit, - Hunter New England Health e-resource. Hunter New England Health, NSW , 2007 Available at: http://www.hnehealth.nsw.gov.au/HNEPH/HHNE/atsi/atsi_cardds1.htm. Accessed (insert date of access).
Produced by: Hunter New England Population Health Unit, Hunter New England Health, with assistance from: Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, NSW Department of Health.
Last updated on: 13 November 2007

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