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Involuntary hospital admissions

What is being tracked?

Measure: Number of involuntary hospital admissions per 100,000 people with disability

This measure is part of the Mental health priority of the Strategy. This priority is about supporting the mental health of people with disability and improving their experience of mental health care.

The desired outcome is that people with disability experience fewer involuntary hospital admissions.

The data for this measure are currently based on individuals who received disability-related government payments or services between 2020–21 and 2021–22. This does not represent all people with disability in Australia. People with disability aged 65 and over are under-represented. It is an interim method agreed for use through the National Disability Data Asset co-governance arrangements until data improvements make more suitable additional data available. For more information, see the NDDA Disability Indicators Explanatory Notes.

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Outcome area: Health and wellbeing Priority: Mental health

  • Baseline value

    2,013 hospital admissionsper 100,000 people with disability in 2020–21

  • Latest value

    1,841 hospital admissionsper 100,000 people with disability in 2021–22

Improving the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants

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Trends

Has the number of involuntary hospital admissions per 100,000 people with disability changed over time?

The data in the graph and the table below show the number of involuntary hospital admissions per 100,000 people with disability. Data from 2020–21 to 2021–22 are used. In 2021–22, there were 1,841 involuntary hospital admissions per 100,000 people with disability compared with 2,013 admissions per 100,000 people in 2020–21. The baseline used to track change over time is 2020–21.

^ ACT data are currently excluded for 2021–22 due to a technical issue. Work is underway to resolve this.

Source: National Health Data Hub | Data source overview

Population groups

How this measure varies by…

  • Does the number of involuntary hospital admissions per 100,000 people with disability vary for by sex?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the number of involuntary hospital admissions of people with disability per 100,000 people with disability, grouped by sex. In 2021–22, there were 1,887 involuntary hospital admissions per 100,000 males with disability compared with 1,777 admissions per 100,000 females with disability.

    Source: National Health Data Hub | Data source overview

  • Does the number of involuntary hospital admissions per 100,000 people with disability vary by age?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the number of involuntary hospital admissions per 100,000 people with disability, grouped by age. In 2021–22, there were 4,883 involuntary hospital admissions per 100,000 people with disability aged 30–44, compared with 76 admissions per 100,000 people with disability aged under 15.

    Source: National Health Data Hub | Data source overview

Where did these data come from?

Data on involuntary hospital admissions come from linked data collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

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