Table 3.
Age-specific and age-standardised rates of index admission by gender and financial year
| |
Rate of admission (per 100000 persons aged ≥45 years) |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Year Age group | Gender | 2002 – 03* | 2003 – 04 | 2004 – 05 | 2005 – 06 | 2006 – 07 |
| 45-49 |
Male |
19.4 |
16.2 |
14.7 |
27.8 |
20.9 |
| n = 352 |
Female |
9.9 |
9.7 |
7.9 |
8.6 |
12.1 |
| 50-54 |
Male |
33.8 |
37.0 |
30.8 |
40.6 |
39.1 |
| n = 604 |
Female |
19.1 |
25.9 |
17.4 |
17.2 |
15.5 |
| 55-59 |
Male |
70.8 |
65.4 |
64.5 |
63.1 |
67.2 |
| n = 1009 |
Female |
38.2 |
37.3 |
30.7 |
33.8 |
34.6 |
| 60-64 |
Male |
132.8 |
155.7 |
131.5 |
137.3 |
130.8 |
| n = 1594 |
Female |
75.8 |
79.3 |
64.5 |
60.6 |
61.9 |
| 65-69 |
Male |
236.0 |
226.2 |
237.9 |
211.5 |
190.1 |
| n = 2244 |
Female |
152.1 |
147.5 |
139.9 |
116.1 |
119.0 |
| 70-74 |
Male |
413.8 |
432.9 |
391.6 |
357.5 |
345.8 |
| n = 3548 |
Female |
311.9 |
271.6 |
249.7 |
247.1 |
266.8 |
| 75-79 |
Male |
691.5 |
678.1 |
620.0 |
686.9 |
652.6 |
| n = 5240 |
Female |
493.7 |
486.3 |
466.2 |
442.4 |
420.4 |
| 80-84 |
Male |
1165.3 |
1092.9 |
1026.5 |
1058.1 |
1133.1 |
| n = 6191 |
Female |
886.5 |
799.5 |
792.6 |
729.2 |
774.5 |
| 85+ |
Male |
1950.3 |
1864.6 |
1781.1 |
1871.3 |
1784.9 |
| n = 8379 |
Female |
1430.5 |
1602.6 |
1393.9 |
1493.9 |
1496.0 |
| Age Standardised |
Male |
256.7 |
252.6 |
236.1 |
244.1 |
237.7 |
| |
|
(247.4, 266.1) |
(243.4, 261.7) |
(227.4, 244.8) |
(235.4, 252.8) |
(229.2, 246.2) |
| Rate |
Female |
235.3 |
236.8 |
215.7 |
213.2 |
217.1 |
| (95% CI) | (226.8, 243.8) | (228.3, 245.2) | (207.8, 223.7) | (205.4, 221.1) | (209.3, 224.9) | |
* Financial Year (1 July – 30 June).