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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) among children and young people with type 1 diabetes
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Topic: Diabetes
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2016) Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) among children and young people with type 1 diabetes, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 8 July 2026.
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This fact sheet provides the most recent available data on hospitalisations for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)—a serious complication of diabetes. It highlights that DKA continues to affect many children and young people with type 1 diabetes, in particular females and those living in regional and remote areas and in lower socioeconomic areas.
- ISSN: 1444-8033
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-052-4
- Cat. no: CVD 77
- Pages: 4
Findings from this report:
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People aged less than 25 years accounted for 54% of all DKA hospitalisations of those with type 1 diabetes
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DKA hospitalisation rates were 1.4 times as high in females as males.
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DKA hospitalisation rates were similar between 2009–10 and 2014–15 (165 per 1,000 population with type 1 diabetes)
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DKA hospitalisation rates were twice as high for those in the lowest socioeconomic group compared to the highest group