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Diseases of the respiratory system hospital separations


Diseases of the respiratory system hospital separations by sex, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people HNE and NSW, 1993/94 to 2005/06
      1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99
Number Hunter New England Males 268 258 288 301 334 363
    Females 293 248 257 269 339 376
    Persons 561 506 545 570 673 739
  New South Wales Males 1569 1481 1604 1725 1941 1907
    Females 1548 1470 1498 1564 1796 1915
    Persons 3117 2951 3102 3289 3737 3822
Rate Hunter New England Males 2384.5 2168.1 1831.4 2498.5 3291.2 3282.7
per 100,000   Females 3315.7 2580.9 3217.9 3064.1 3613.0 3509.3
population   Persons 2859.8 2381.3 2602.9 2823.2 3455.8 3350.4
  New South Wales Males 2746.3 2605.2 2871.5 3236.7 3651.0 3119.1
    Females 3245.3 2995.7 3330.9 3215.1 3902.2 3622.2
    Persons 3004.3 2796.7 3109.8 3207.9 3793.1 3387.9

      1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
Number Hunter New England Males 352 434 425 374 410 400 413
    Females 331 359 319 338 390 392 347
    Persons 683 793 744 712 800 792 760
  New South Wales Males 1676 1942 1785 1693 1779 1676 1970
    Females 1768 1789 1667 1688 1862 1737 1916
    Persons 3444 3735 3453 3381 3642 3414 3886
Rate Hunter New England Males 3147.4 3931.9 4128.2 3732.9 3291.3 3924.1 3308.8
per 100,000   Females 3375.6 3204.4 2752.6 3264.1 3422.5 3601.4 2975.3
population   Persons 3252.1 3511.3 3357.7 3500.2 3370.1 3700.2 3098.2
  New South Wales Males 3247.2 3541.4 3280.8 3250.9 3206.8 3202.1 3719.4
    Females 3665.3 3279.7 3238.7 3357.7 3830.5 3264.2 3737.6
    Persons 3458.4 3379.5 3247.6 3289.0 3552.8 3219.6 3712.8


Note: Hospital separations 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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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_resp.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: 30 November 2007

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