| Indicator Id: |
124
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| Description: | Incidence of acute coronary heart disease events ("heart attacks") |
| Indicator Source: |
National Health Performance Committee (NHPC)
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| Data Available: | Yes |
| Data Source(s): |
Hospital morbidity database (AIHW)
National Mortality Database
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| Where Reported: | AIHW: Indicators for chronic diseases and their determinants 2008; AIHW & NHPC: National Report on Health Sector Performance Indicators 2003; AIHW: Australia's Health |
| Data Issues: | No data |
| Numerator: | The sum of (a) the number of deaths recorded as CHD deaths and (b) the number of non-fatal hospital separations for heart attack recorded as acute myocardial infarction (AMI), for people aged 40-90 years |
| Denominator: | Total population aged 40-90 years |
| Suggested Reporting Categories: | No data |
| AIHW Comments: | The numerator definition for this indicator is an approximation for incidence. The numerator should include the number of non-fatal events which do not result in hospitalisation. |
| Link to NHA indicator specifications: |
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| Link(s): |
AIHW: Indicators for chronic diseases and their determinants 2008
AIHW: Australia's Health 2010
AIHW & NHPC: National Report on Health Sector Performance Indicators 2003 publication
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