Asthma reports from the AIHW

Asthma hospitalisations in Australia 2010-11 provides an overview of hospitalisation patterns over time and across population groups. Asthma hospitalisation rates decreased since 1998 by 33% for children and 45% for adults. The rate of hospitalisation for asthma among indigenous Australians was twice that of other Australians, and also higher for people living in areas with lower socioeconomic status.  

The AIHW also recently published Monitoring asthma in pregnancy: a discussion paper  which outlines a proposed approach to a nationally consistent collection of asthma-management data in pregnant women including a review of their asthma condition during the first trimester, and a 4- to 6-weekly review of their asthma throughout their pregnancy.