Indicator 5.2 Ratio of separations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, to non-Indigenous Australians, diabetes

Overview

In 2017–18, the ratio of hospitalisations for diabetes, as a principal and/or additional diagnosis, was higher among Indigenous Australians compared with non-Indigenous Australians in all age groups.

Trends

Between 2015–16 and 2017–18, the ratio of hospitalisations for diabetes increased slightly from 3.4 to 3.9 times as high.

Age and sex

In 2017–18, the ratio peaked in those aged 45–54 (6.6 times as high) and was consistently higher among females than males in all age groups (Figure 5.2.1) .

Population groups

The ratio of diabetes-related hospitalisations for Indigenous Australians compared to non-Indigenous Australians in 2017–18 increased with remoteness, from 2.6 times as high in Major cities to 9.2 times as high in Remote and Very remote areas.

State and territory

There was some variation in the ratio by state and territory in 2017–18, with the greatest difference in the rate of hospitalisations for diabetes recorded in Western Australia (9.2 times as high) and the smallest in Tasmania (1.4 times as high) (Figure 5.2.2).

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5.2 Ratio of hospitalisations for diabetes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to non-Indigenous Australians, by diagnosis type, age group and sex, 2015–16 to 2017–18 and by selected population group, 2017–18

Trends figure 5.2.1 shows the increase in the ratio of hospitalisations for diabetes as a principal and/or additional diagnosis for Indigenous to non-Indigenous Australians increased from 3.4 to 3.9 between 2015–16 and 2017–18. The ratio was higher among females overall and higher among males in the 25–34 and 35–44 age group. The ratio of hospitalisations for diabetes as a principal diagnosis for Indigenous to non-Indigenous Australians increased from 3.7 to 3.9 over this period and was consistently higher among females than males in all age groups.

Population group figure 5.2.2 shows the ratio of hospitalisations for diabetes as a principal and/or additional diagnosis for Indigenous to non-Indigenous Australians was highest overall in the 45–54 age group (8.6). The ratio increased by level of remoteness (from 2.6 in Major cities to 9.2 in Remote and very remote areas). Among the states and territories, the ratio ranged from 1.4 in Tasmania to 9.2 in Western Australia.

The ratio of hospitalisations for diabetes as a principal diagnosis for Indigenous to non-Indigenous Australians was highest overall in the 35–44 age group (6.6). The ratio increased by level of remoteness (from 3.0 in Major cities to 5.0 in Remote and very remote areas). Among the states and territories, the ratio ranged from 2.7 in Tasmania to 5.4 in Western Australia.

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Indicator 5.2 data specifications

 

Definition

Data source

Numerator

Number of hospital separations with a principal or additional diagnosis of diabetes (ICD-10-AM codes in: E10, E11, E13, E14 or O24) among Indigenous or non-Indigenous Australians.

AIHW NHMD

Denominator

Estimated Australian Indigenous resident population or estimated non-Indigenous Australian resident population.

AIHW Population Database (sourced from ABS Australian Demographic Statistics and Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians)

Ratio

Age-standardised rate of hospital separations with a principal and/or additional diagnosis of diabetes (ICD-10-AM codes in: E10, E11, E13, E14 or O24) among Indigenous Australians to non-Indigenous  Australians