Table 4 Number of smoking-attributable hospitalisations for the ten most common conditions, by Indigenous status, NT 1998/99 to 2008/09
Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Conditions | Smoking- attributable hospitalisations | Conditions | Smoking- attributable hospitalisations |
COPD | 2,727 | COPD | 1,869 |
Ischaemic heart disease | 1,580 | Ischaemic heart disease | 1,246 |
Lower respiratory illness | 1,412 | LBW | 639 |
LBW | 1,348 | Lung cancer | 543 |
Heart failure | 951 | Cardiac dysrhythmias | 542 |
Stroke | 489 | Stroke | 419 |
Fire injuries | 356 | Asthma, aged <15 years | 297 |
Cardiac dysrhythmias | 348 | Fire injuries | 260 |
Premature rupture of membranes | 337 | Premature rupture of membranes | 256 |
Lung cancer | 253 | Heart failure | 217 |