The role of chronic disease in the disparity of influenza incidence and severity between indigenous and non-indigenous Australian peoples during the 2009 influenza pandemic

Table 3 Indigenous status distribution by state or territory—influenza cases with chronic disease

	Indigenous status	Notifications	Hospitalisations	ICU admissions	Deaths
WA/SA^a	Indigenous	13·7%	18·2%	··	··
	Non-Indigenous	82·1%	80·7%	··	··
	Indigenous status not specified	4·3%	1·1%	··	··
WA/SA/NT/QLD^b	Indigenous	··	30·1%	26·7%	20·5%
	Non-Indigenous	··	41·3%	44·1%	44·6%
	Indigenous status not specified	··	28·6%	29·1%	34·9%

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