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Asthma

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Last updated: 25 Aug 2020
Topic: Chronic respiratory conditions

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2020) Asthma, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 07 July 2022.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Asthma. Retrieved from https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/asthma

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Asthma. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 25 August 2020, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/asthma

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Asthma [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2020 [cited 2022 Jul. 7]. Available from: https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/asthma

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2020, Asthma, viewed 7 July 2022, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/asthma

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Asthma is a common chronic condition that affects the airways (the breathing passage that carries air into our lungs). People with asthma experience episodes of wheezing, breathlessness and chest tightness due to widespread narrowing of the airways.

  • Cat. no: ACM 33
Findings from this report:
  • 1 in 9 Australians had asthma in 2017–18 that had been diagnosed by a doctor or nurse based on self-reported survey data

  • 389 deaths were due to asthma in 2018

  • In 2017–18, boys aged 0–14 were 1.6 times more likely to be admitted to hospital for asthma than girls

  • National asthma indicators – an interactive overview

    This report provides interactive data on the national asthma indicators published in the National Asthma Strategy 2018 by the National Asthma Council.

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Last updated 25/10/2021 v2.0

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