Table 3.

The proportion of women’s 1st hospital admissions with the diagnosis of anaemia in all hospital admissions 2001–2010, Australia

Period		Hospital admissions	Principal diagnosis	Proportion (/1000)	95% CI		All diagnosis	Proportion (/1000)	95% CI
Before birth	3rd year	11,671	25	2.14	1.30	2.98	77	6.6	5.13	8.07
	2nd year	18,965	21	1.11	0.64	1.58	88	4.64	3.67	5.61
	1st year	79,903	63	0.79	0.60	0.98	1220	15.27	14.42	16.12
After birth	1st year	59,383	71	1.2	0.92	1.48	999	16.82	15.79	17.85
	2nd year	14,790	23	1.56	0.92	2.20	88	5.95	4.71	7.19
	3rd year	15,679	33	2.1	1.38	2.82	97	6.19	4.96	7.42
Total		200,391	236	1.18	1.03	1.33	2569	12.82	12.33	13.31