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Tips on using the data cubes
Please refer to the Hospital principal diagnosis data cubes user guide for instructions on using and downloading from the data cubes.
Data source(s)
The source of these data is the AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database. It contains separation statistics for all separations excluding newborns with only unqualified days, boarders and posthumous organ procurement. More information on the principal diagnosis reported for admitted patients is available in the Australian hospital statistics reports.
Confidentiality
In order to maintain confidentiality, some data have been suppressed. This has been applied at the three, four and five digit/character level for the principal diagnosis data cubes. Data for the suppressed categories will be included in the higher level totals.
More online data cubes
Procedures data cubes and AR-DRG data cubes can also be accessed online.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS classification information
For more information on the ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS classifications please note that the first seven editions of the ICD-10-AM were developed by the National Centre for Classification in Health (NCCH), The University of Sydney, the Eighth edition by the National Casemix and Classification Centre (NCCC), and from the Ninth edition, see the Australian Consortium for Classification Development (ACCD).
Request a customised data analysis
If you are looking for statistics that are not available in publications or data cubes, we also offer a data request service. Customised data analyses can be provided, subject to data quality and confidentiality requirements, from a range of AIHW-held databases. Please note that a fee may apply for this service.