Hospitalisations for eye injuries
- Measure 3.2
- The number of hospitalisations for injuries to the eye, per 1,000 First Nations people.
Hospitalisations reflect both the occurrence in the population of eye conditions which are serious enough to require hospitalisation, as well as access to and use of hospitals services.
Figure 30: Hospitalisations for eye injuries, 2019–21
Measure 3.2 The number of hospitalisations for injuries to the eye, per 1,000 Indigenous population.
Hospitalisations for eye injuries, 2019–21
Hospitalisations for First Nations people for injuries to the eye, by type of injury, 2019–21
This horizontal bar chart compares the hospitalisation rate for First Nations people for injuries of the eye, in 2018–20, by type of injury. The chart shows that the most common type of injuries were open wounds of the eyelid and periocular area and periorbital fracture (both 0.4 per 1,000) followed by superficial injuries of eyelid and periocular area (0.2 per 1,000) and contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues (0.1 per 1,000).
- In the 2-year period from 2019–21, there were around 2,100 hospitalisations of First Nations people for injuries to the eye – 1.2 per 1,000 population.
- In 2019–21, for First Nations people, the most common principal diagnosis for hospitalisations for injury to the eye was an open wound of eyelid and periocular area (0.4 per 1,000).
Figure 31: Hospitalisations for eye injuries: interactive data
Hospitalisations for eye injuries: interactive data
This interactive visualisation shows 5 separate charts showing Hospitalisations for eye injuries, by various characteristics.
Hospitalisations for injuries to the eye, by Indigenous status and region, 2019–21
This grouped vertical bar chart compares hospitalisation rates for injuries to the eye in 2019–21, by remoteness category and Indigenous status. The chart shows that age-standardised hospitalisation rates were higher for First Nations people in all regions. Indigenous injury rates were highest in Remote and very remote areas combined (3.2 per 1,000) and lowest in Major cities (0.9 per 1,000).
Hospitalisations for injuries to the eye, by Indigenous status and jurisdiction, 2019–21
This grouped vertical bar chart compares hospitalisation rates for injuries to the eye in 2019–21, by jurisdiction and Indigenous status. The chart shows that age-standardised hospitalisation rates were higher for First Nations people in all jurisdictions. Injury rates were highest in Northern Territory (4.1 per 1,000) and lowest in NSW/ACT (0.6 per 1,000).
Hospitalisations for First Nations people for injuries to the eye, by age and sex 2019–21
This grouped vertical bar chart compares hospitalisation rates for injuries to the eye in 2019–21, by age and sex. The chart shows that hospitalisation rates for males was higher in all age groups except 75 and over.
Hospitalisations for First Nations people for injuries to the eye, by PHN, 2019–21 (bar chart)
This horizontal bar chart compares the hospitalisation rate for injuries to the eye for First Nations people in 2019–21, by PHN, grouped by state. The chart shows that the PHNs with the lowest publishable hospitalisation rates for First Nations people for injuries to the eye were Tasmania, and Nepean Blue Mountains (all 0.3 per 1,000). The PHNs with the highest hospitalisation rates for First Nations people were the Northern Territory and Western Queensland (3.9 and 3.3 per 1,000 respectively).
Hospitalisations for injuries to the eye, by Indigenous status and age, 2011–12 to 2020–21
This line graph shows hospitalisation rates for injuries of the eye, from 2011–12 to 2020–21, by Indigenous status. The chart can be filtered by age group and also for all ages age standardised.
The chart shows that, in this period, the age standardised hospitalisation rate for First Nations people for injuries of the eye increased, from 1.2 to 1.5 per 1,000. Over the same period, the rate for non-Indigenous Australians decreased from 0.5 to around 0.4 per 1,000.
- In 2020–21, the age-specific hospitalisation rate for First Nations people aged 35–44 (2.7 per 1,000) was more than 7 times the rate for non-Indigenous Australians of the same age (0.3 per 1,000).
- Between 2013–14 and 2020–21, the age-standardised hospitalisation rate for eye injuries for First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians was fairly constant.