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Chronic respiratory conditions

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Last updated: 09 Feb 2023
Topic: Chronic respiratory conditions

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Chronic respiratory conditions, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 30 March 2023.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Chronic respiratory conditions. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/chronic-respiratory-conditions

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Chronic respiratory conditions. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 09 February 2023, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/chronic-respiratory-conditions

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Chronic respiratory conditions [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2023 [cited 2023 Mar. 30]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/chronic-respiratory-conditions

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  • Contents

    • About
    • Summary
    • Asthma
    • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    • Technical notes
  • Data
  • Related material

Respiratory conditions affect the airways, including the lungs as well as the passages that transfer air from the mouth and nose into the lungs. They can be long lasting (chronic) or short term (acute) and can cause ill health, disability and death.

  • Cat. no: ACM 42
Findings from this report:
  • In 2020–21, asthma was the principal diagnosis in 25,000 hospitalisations

  • In 2020–21 the rate of hospitalisation for COPD among those aged 45 and over was 510 per 100,000 population

  • COPD was the 5th leading cause of death in 2018

  • 389 deaths were due to asthma in 2018

In this report:

  • Summary: Chronic respiratory conditions
    • Introduction
    • How common are chronic respiratory conditions?
    • Impact
    • Treatment and management
    • Variation between population groups
    • Where do I go for more information?
  • Asthma
    • What is asthma?
    • How common is asthma?
    • Impact of asthma
    • Treatment and management of asthma
    • Comorbidities of asthma
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    • What is COPD? 
    • How common is COPD?
    • Impact of COPD
    • Treatment and Management of COPD
    • Comorbidities of COPD
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Last updated 8/02/2023 v104.0

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