Reduced prevalence of asthma | The proportion of people estimated to be living with current and long-term asthma
| 11% of people in Australia in 2017–18 | 11% of people in Australia in 2022 | No change | 17 June 2024 Data table |
Reduced costs of asthma to patients, the healthcare system and government, including indirect costs such as reduced productivity | Annual health expenditure on asthma | $770.4 million in 2015–16 | $851.7 million in 2020–21 | Regress | 14 December 2023 Data table |
Reduced asthma-related deaths | Deaths due to asthma (all ages) | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 population for all ages in 2017 | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 population for all ages in 2022 | Progress
| 17 June 2024 Data table |
Reduced asthma-related deaths | Deaths due to asthma (5–34 years) | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 population for people aged 5–34 in 2017 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 population for people aged 5–34 in 2022 | No change
| 17 June 2024 Data table |
Reduced asthma-related deaths | Deaths due to asthma (35–54 years) | 1.0 deaths per 100,000 population for people aged 35–54 in 2017 | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 population people aged 35–54 in 2022 | Progress
| 17 June 2024 Data table |
Reduced asthma-related deaths | Deaths due to asthma (55 years and over) | 5.5 per 100,000 population for people aged 55 and over, in 2017 | 5.1 per 100,000 population for people aged 55 and over, in 2022 | Progress
| 17 June 2024 Data table |
Increase in annual General Practitioner (GP) reviews of people with asthma | Asthma cycle of care claims | 0.3% of people in Australia claimed in 2017–18 | 0.1% of people in Australia claimed in 2021–22 | Regress
| 30 June 2023 Data table |
Decrease in suboptimal asthma control | Asthma control medication use | 17% of people dispensed at least 1 reliever, were dispensed 3 or more relievers in 2017–18 | 18% of people dispensed at least 1 reliever, were dispensed 3 or more relievers in 2021–22 | No change
| 30 June 2023 Data table |
Improved adherence with appropriate preventer medicines | Preventer medication use for asthma | 34% dispensed at least 1 preventer, were dispensed 3 or more preventers in 2017–18 | 33% dispensed at least 1 preventer, were dispensed 3 or more preventers in 2021–22 | No change
| 30 June 2023 Data table |
Reduced asthma-related hospitalisations | Hospital admissions due to asthma | 172 hospitalisations per 100,000 due to asthma in 2016–17 | 99 hospitalisations per 100,000 due to asthma in 2021–22 | Progress
| 14 December 2023 Data table |
Reduced asthma-related hospitalisations | Emergency department (ED) presentations | 297 per 100,000 ED presentations in 2018–19 due to asthma | 232 per 100,000 ED presentations in 2020–21 due to asthma | Progress
| 30 June 2023 Data table |
Increase in asthma action plan uptake for both adults and children(a) | Asthma action plans | 31% of people with asthma had a plan in 2017–18 | 34% of people with asthma had a plan in 2021–22 | Data not comparable
| 30 June 2023 Data table |
Improved quality of life among people with asthma(a)(b) | Impact of asthma on quality of life (interference in daily activities) | 23% of people with asthma reported that asthma interfered with their daily activities 2 or more times in the past 4 weeks in 2017–18 | 21% of people with asthma reported that interfered with their daily activities 2 or more times in the past 4 weeks in 2020–21 | Data not comparable
| 30 June 2023 Data table |
Improved quality of life among people with asthma(a)(b) | Impact of asthma on quality of life (psychological distress) | 11% of people with asthma reported experiencing very high levels of psychological distress in 2017–18 | 11% of people with asthma reported experiencing very high levels of psychological distress in 2020–21 | Data not comparable
| 30 June 2023 Data table |
Improved quality of life among people with asthma(a)(b) | Impact of asthma on quality of life (self-assessed health) | 8% of people with asthma reported having poor self-assessed health in 2017–18 | 5% of people with asthma reported having poor self-assessed health in 2020–21 | Data not comparable
| 30 June 2023 Data table |