Hospitalisations for eye procedures
- Measure 3.3
- The number of hospital separations with a procedure on the eye and adnexa, 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 32 and Figure 33).
Figure 32: Hospitalisations for eye procedures, 2019–21
Measure 3.3 The number of hospital separations with a procedure on the eye and adnexa, per 1,000 Indigenous population.
Hospitalisations for eye procedures, 2019–21
Hospitalisations for First Nations people for eye procedures by procedure type, 2019–21
This horizontal bar chart compares the hospitalisation rate for First Nations people for eye procedures, in 2019–21, by procedure type. The chart shows that the most common procedure was lens procedures (3.5 per 1,000) followed by retinal procedures (1.4 per 1,000).
- In the 2-year period 2019–21, there were around 10,800 hospitalisations of First Nations people for eye procedures – a crude rate of 6.2 per 1,000 population.
- In 2019–21, for First Nations people, the most common hospitalisations for an eye procedure were lens procedures (3.5 per 1,000) followed by retinal procedures (1.4 per 1,000).
Hospitalisations for eye procedures: interactive data
Hospitalisations for eye procedures: interactive data
This interactive visualisation shows 5 separate charts showing the prevalence of active trachoma in at-risk Indigenous communities, by various characteristics.
Hospitalisations for eye procedures, by Indigenous status and region, 2019–21
This grouped vertical bar chart compares age standardised hospitalisation rates for eye procedures in 2019–21, by remoteness category and Indigenous status. The chart shows that hospitalisation rates for First Nations people were lower than for non-Indigenous Australians in Major cities (12.4 and 13.7 per 1,000 respectively) and Inner and outer regional areas (11.9 and 13.2 per 1,000 respectively) but higher in Remote and very remote areas (14.6 and 11.8 per 1,000 respectively).
Hospitalisations for eye procedures, by Indigenous status and jurisdiction, 2019–21
This grouped vertical bar chart compares age standardised hospitalisation rates for eye procedures in 2019–21, by jurisdiction and Indigenous status. The chart shows that hospitalisation rates for First Nations people were lower than for non-Indigenous in all jurisdictions except the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
Hospitalisations for First Nations people for eye procedures, by age and sex 2019–21
This vertical bar chart compares hospitalisation rates for eye procedures in 2019–21, by age and sex. The chart shows that hospitalisation rates rose with age for males and females. Hospitalisation rates were similar for males and females in all age groups up to 75 and over. For those aged 75 and over rates were higher for Indigenous males (82 per 1,000) than Indigenous females (74 per 1,000).
Hospitalisations for First Nations people for eye procedures, by PHN, 2019–21
This horizontal bar chart compares the hospitalisation rate for eye procedures for First Nations people in 2019–21, by PHN, grouped by state. The chart shows that the PHNs with the lowest hospitalisation rates were Western Sydney, the Australian Capital Territory and Nepean Blue Mountains (NSW) (all equal to or less than 3.3 per 1,000). The PHNs with the highest hospitalisation rates for First Nations people were Brisbane North (Qld) and Country WA (WA) (both over 8.9 per 1,000).
Hospitalisations for eye procedures, by Indigenous status, 2011–12 to 2020–21
This line graph shows hospitalisation rates for eye procedures, 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 eye procedures increased, from 8.1 to 12.3 per 1,000. Over the same period, the rate for non-Indigenous Australians increased from 13 to around 14 per 1,000.
Between 2013–14 and 2020–21, the age-standardised hospitalisation rate for eye procedures for First Nations people increased from 8.7 to 11.4 in 2018–19 before dropping to 10.3 per 1,000 in 2019–20 and then increasing to 12.3 in 2020–21, while the rate for non-Indigenous Australians increased from 13 to 13.8 in 2018–19 before dropping to 12.2 per 1,000 in 2019–20 and then increasing to 14 per 1,000 in 2020–21.