Table 2.
Percentage change in the hospital admission rates from 1998 to 2021 in Australia.
| Disorders | Rate of disorders in 1998 per 100,000 persons (95% CI) | Rate of disorders in 2021 per 100,000 persons (95% CI) | % change from 1998 to 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| “Certain infectious and parasitic diseases” | 471.73 (468.63–474.83) |
652.09 (648.98–655.20) |
38.2 |
| “Neoplasms” | 2114.13 (2107.63–2120.63) |
2878.37 (2871.91–2884.84) |
36.1 |
| “Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism” | 380.24 (377.45–383.02) |
797.83 (794.38–801.27) |
109.8 |
| “Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases” | 315.88 (313.35–318.42) |
906.99 (903.33–910.66) |
187.1 |
| “Mental and behavioral disorders” | 1270.92 (1265.85–1275.98) |
1980.28 (1974.89–1985.66) |
55.8 |
| “Diseases of the nervous system” | 650.36 (646.73–654.00) |
1314.96 (1310.55–1319.37) |
102.2 |
| “Diseases of the eye and adnexa” | 852.32 (848.16–856.47) |
1877.37 (1872.12–1882.62) |
120.3 |
| “Diseases of the ear and mastoid process” | 306.59 (304.09–309.09) |
248.71 (246.79–250.64) |
−18.9 |
| “Diseases of the circulatory system” | 2262.00 (2255.28–2268.72) |
2336.56 (2330.72–2342.40) |
3.3 |
| “Diseases of the respiratory system” | 1766.45 (1760.50–1772.41) |
1493.70 (1489.01–1498.39) |
−15.4 |
| “Diseases of the digestive system” | 3621.32 (3612.88–3629.76) |
4575.92 (4567.84–4584.00) |
26.4 |
| “Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue” | 545.39 (542.06–548.72) |
687.16 (683.96–690.35) |
26.0 |
| “Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue” | 1707.02 (1701.17–1712.87) |
3240.80 (3233.95–3247.64) |
89.9 |
| “Diseases of the genitourinary system” | 1917.96 (1911.76–1924.15) |
2089.05 (2083.52–2094.58) |
8.9 |
| “Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium” | 2297.21 (2290.44–2303.98) |
2120.68 (2115.11–2126.25) |
−7.7 |
| “Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period” | 254.88 (252.60–257.16) |
277.12 (275.08–279.15) |
8.7 |
| “Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities” | 181.85 (179.93–183.78) |
157.00 (155.47–158.53) |
−13.7 |
| “Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified” | 1608.31 (1602.62–1613.99) |
4019.26 (4011.67–4026.86) |
149.9 |
| “Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes” | 2156.94 (2150.38–2163.51) |
3275.45 (3268.56–3282.33) |
51.9 |
| “Factors influencing health status and contact with health services” | 5737.05 (5726.54–5747.56) |
11,152.98 (11,140.81–11,165.16) |
94.4 |