Table 1 Frequency of hospitalisations by ALRI diagnosis and age group in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children
ALRI diagnosis | Age group | Number of hospitalisations (Ratea) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | ||
Whooping cough | <1 month | 6 | (4.2) | 25 | (1.3) |
| Â | 1-2 months | 36 | (12.7) | 101 | (2.7) |
| Â | 3-5 months | 42 | (10.1) | 62 | (1.1) |
| Â | 6-11 months | 13 | (1.6) | 26 | (0.2) |
| Â | 12-23 months | 6 | (0.4) | 23 | (0.1) |
| Â | 2-4 years | 0 | - | 10 | (0.0) |
| Â | 5-9 years | 1 | (0.05) | 6 | (0.02) |
Pneumonia | <1 month | 42 | (29.1) | 136 | (7.2) |
| Â | 1-2 months | 118 | (41.6) | 133 | (3.6) |
| Â | 3-5 months | 241 | (57.9) | 212 | (3.9) |
| Â | 6-11 months | 570 | (71.7) | 629 | (6.0) |
| Â | 12-23 months | 740 | (51.0) | 1,614 | (8.4) |
| Â | 2-4 years | 711 | (21.4) | 1,937 | (4.4) |
| Â | 5-9 years | 124 | (6.0) | 520 | (1.8) |
Bronchiolitis | <1 month | 119 | (82.4) | 546 | (28.9) |
| Â | 1-2 months | 579 | (204.0) | 1,958 | (52.6) |
| Â | 3-5 months | 923 | (222.1) | 2,221 | (40.7) |
| Â | 6-11 months | 1,090 | (137.2) | 2,510 | (24.0) |
| Â | 12-23 months | 467 | (32.2) | 1,172 | (6.1) |
| Â | 2-4 years | 97 | (2.9) | 281 | (0.6) |
| Â | 5-9 years | 3 | (0.1) | 22 | (0.1) |
Influenza | <1 month | 4 | (2.8) | 23 | (1.2) |
| Â | 1-2 months | 20 | (7.0) | 72 | (1.9) |
| Â | 3-5 months | 29 | (7.0) | 101 | (1.9) |
| Â | 6-11 months | 43 | (5.4) | 179 | (1.7) |
| Â | 12-23 months | 41 | (2.8) | 270 | (1.4) |
| Â | 2-4 years | 42 | (1.3) | 321 | (0.7) |
| Â | 5-9 years | 9 | (0.4) | 80 | (0.3) |
Bronchitis | <1 month | 3 | (2.1) | 2 | (0.1) |
| Â | 1-2 months | 20 | (7.0) | 24 | (0.6) |
| Â | 3-5 months | 46 | (11.1) | 52 | (1.0) |
| Â | 6-11 months | 69 | (8.7) | 107 | (1.0) |
| Â | 12-23 months | 88 | (6.1) | 147 | (0.8) |
| Â | 2-4 years | 69 | (2.1) | 135 | (0.3) |
| Â | 5-9 years | 11 | (0.5) | 33 | (0.1) |
Unspecified ALRI | <1 month | 15 | (10.4) | 35 | (1.9) |
| Â | 1-2 months | 15 | (20.4) | 55 | (1.5) |
| Â | 3-5 months | 119 | (28.6) | 88 | (1.6) |
| Â | 6-11 months | 319 | (40.1) | 309 | (3.0) |
| Â | 12-23 months | 480 | (33.0) | 803 | (4.2) |
| Â | 2-4 years | 386 | (11.7) | 1,008 | (2.3) |
| Â | 5-9 years | 65 | (3.2) | 254 | (0.9) |
Total ALRI | <1 month | 189 | (131.0) | 767 | (40.6) |
| Â | 1-2 months | 831 | (292.7) | 2,343 | (62.9) |
| Â | 3-5 months | 1,400 | (336.8) | 2,736 | (50.2) |
| Â | 6-11 months | 2,104 | (264.8) | 3,760 | (36.0) |
| Â | 12-23 months | 1,822 | (125.5) | 4,029 | (21.0) |
| Â | 2-4 years | 1,305 | (39.4) | 3,692 | (8.4) |
| Â | 5-9 years | 213 | (10.4) | 915 | (3.2) |