The number of hospital separations with a procedure on the eye and adnexa, per 1,000 First Nations people: Measure 3.3
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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).
Latest data
In the 2-year period 2021–23, there were 12,874 hospitalisations of First Nations people for eye procedures – a crude rate of 7.2 per 1,000 population. In 2021–23, for First Nations people, the most common hospitalisations for an eye procedure were lens procedures (4.0 per 1,000) followed by retinal procedures (1.7 per 1,000) (Figure 32).
Figure 32: Hospitalisations for eye procedures, 2021–23
Notes
- Based on any procedure code.
- Includes the following Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI) procedure blocks: 160–256.
- Only includes patients that received acute care.
- Includes public and private hospitals.
Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database
Explore more aspects of the data in the following section. See also Figure 33.
By remoteness
In 2021–23, age-standardised rates of hospitalisations for First Nations people for eye procedures were highest in Remote and very remote areas (12.6 per 1,000) (Figure 33 – remoteness).
By jurisdiction
In 2021–23, the age-standardised hospitalisation rate for First Nations people for eye procedures was highest in Western Australia (19.3 per 1,000) (Figure 33 – jurisdiction).
By age and Indigenous status
In 2021–23, the rate of hospitalisations for eye procedures for First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians increased with age. Rates were similar for First Nations people and non‑Indigenous Australians at younger ages but were higher for non‑Indigenous Australians than First Nations people for those aged 75 and over (Figure 33 – population groups).
By Primary Health Network
In 2021–23, the Primary Health Networks (PHN) with the highest reported rates of hospitalisations for First Nations people for eye procedures were Country WA (16.3 per 1,000) and Central Queensland, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast (10.0 per 1,000) (Figure 33 – geography).
Time trend
Between 2015–16 and 2022–23, age-specific hospitalisation rates for eye procedures for First Nations people increased for all age groups, with the greatest increase for those aged 75 and over. Hospitalisation rates for non-Indigenous Australians remained fairly constant for all age groups. Hospitalisations rates for First Nations people aged 75 and over were lower than those for non-Indigenous Australians of the same age.
Between 2013–14 and 2022–23, the age-standardised hospitalisation rate for eye procedures for First Nations people increased from 8.7 to 13.2 per 1,000, while the rate for non-Indigenous Australians remained fairly constant. The trend line shows that the age standardised hospitalisation rate for First Nations people remained relatively constant over this period (Figure 33 - time trend).
Figure 33: Hospitalisations for eye procedures: interactive data
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Remoteness Indigenous status Per 1,000 age standardised
Inner/outer regional First Nations 12.1
Inner/outer regional Non-Indigenous 13.5
Major cities First Nations 12.1
Major cities Non-Indigenous 13.6
Remote/very remote First Nations 12.6
Remote/very remote Non-Indigenous 12.5
Jurisdiction Indigenous status Per 1,000 age standardised
ACT First Nations 6.7
ACT Non-Indigenous 5.9
NSW First Nations 11.6
NSW Non-Indigenous 12.7
NT First Nations 6.2
NT Non-Indigenous 9.6
Qld First Nations 12.8
Qld Non-Indigenous 15.7
SA First Nations 10.4
SA Non-Indigenous 13.9
Tas First Nations 13.5
Tas Non-Indigenous 21.7
Vic First Nations 9.7
Vic Non-Indigenous 11.0
WA First Nations 19.3
WA Non-Indigenous 14.7
Age Indigenous status per 1,000
45–54 First Nations 7.8
55–64 First Nations 23.6
65–74 First Nations 55.7
75+ First Nations 81.3
45–54 non-indigenous 5.8
55–64 non-indigenous 19.3
65–74 non-indigenous 59.0
75+ non-indigenous 103.5
Primary Health Network, First Nations Per 1,000
ACT
Australian Capital Territory, 3.3
NSW
Central and Eastern Sydney, 5.6
Hunter New England and Central Coast, 8.1
Murray, 4.8
Murrumbidgee, 8.2
Nepean Blue Mountains, 4.0
Northern Sydney, 8.2
South Eastern NSW, 5.5
South Western Sydney, 4.2
Western NSW, 8.2
Western Sydney, 3.2
NT
Northern Territory, 4.0
Qld
Brisbane North, 8.5
Brisbane South, 7.9
Central Queensland, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast, 10.0
Darling Downs and West Moreton, 6.3
Gold Coast, 5.4
North Coast, 8.2
Northern Queensland, 6.3
Western Queensland, 7.8
SA
Adelaide, 5.5
Country SA, 5.6
Tas
Tasmania, 9.2
Vic
Eastern Melbourne, 5.8
Gippsland, 6.7
North Western Melbourne, 4.5
South Eastern Melbourne, 6.6
Western Victoria, 6.1
WA
Country WA, 16.3
Perth North, 5.4
Perth South, 4.9
Year Age Indigenous status Per 1,000
2015-16 45–54 First Nations 5.4
2015-16 45–54 Non-Indigenous 5.6
2015-16 55–64 First Nations 16.2
2015-16 55–64 Non-Indigenous 18.4
2015-16 65–74 First Nations 47.1
2015-16 65–74 Non-Indigenous 57.8
2015-16 75+ First Nations 66.4
2015-16 75+ Non-Indigenous 106.5
2016-17 45–54 First Nations 5.6
2016-17 45–54 Non-Indigenous 5.5
2016-17 55–64 First Nations 18.7
2016-17 55–64 Non-Indigenous 18.7
2016-17 65–74 First Nations 48.2
2016-17 65–74 Non-Indigenous 58.8
2016-17 75+ First Nations 64.7
2016-17 75+ Non-Indigenous 106.0
2017-18 45–54 First Nations 5.6
2017-18 45–54 Non-Indigenous 5.7
2017-18 55–64 First Nations 18.7
2017-18 55–64 Non-Indigenous 19.2
2017-18 65–74 First Nations 46.6
2017-18 65–74 Non-Indigenous 61.0
2017-18 75+ First Nations 74.4
2017-18 75+ Non-Indigenous 109.9
2018-19 45–54 First Nations 7.2
2018-19 45–54 Non-Indigenous 5.6
2018-19 55–64 First Nations 22.4
2018-19 55–64 Non-Indigenous 19.5
2018-19 65–74 First Nations 51.8
2018-19 65–74 Non-Indigenous 61.9
2018-19 75+ First Nations 76.5
2018-19 75+ Non-Indigenous 110.1
2019-20 45–54 First Nations 6.2
2019-20 45–54 Non-Indigenous 5.1
2019-20 55–64 First Nations 19.3
2019-20 55–64 Non-Indigenous 17.3
2019-20 65–74 First Nations 48.8
2019-20 65–74 Non-Indigenous 54.1
2019-20 75+ First Nations 67.7
2019-20 75+ Non-Indigenous 96.5
2020-21 45–54 First Nations 7.5
2020-21 45–54 Non-Indigenous 6.2
2020-21 55–64 First Nations 24.4
2020-21 55–64 Non-Indigenous 20.1
2020-21 65–74 First Nations 55.9
2020-21 65–74 Non-Indigenous 62.3
2020-21 75+ First Nations 84.1
2020-21 75+ Non-Indigenous 108.1
2021-22 45–54 First Nations 7.3
2021-22 45–54 Non-Indigenous 5.7
2021-22 55–64 First Nations 21.2
2021-22 55–64 Non-Indigenous 18.9
2021-22 65–74 First Nations 51.4
2021-22 65–74 Non-Indigenous 57.2
2021-22 75+ First Nations 74.2
2021-22 75+ Non-Indigenous 100.8
2022-23 45–54 First Nations 8.3
2022-23 45–54 Non-Indigenous 5.9
2022-23 55–64 First Nations 25.9
2022-23 55–64 Non-Indigenous 19.8
2022-23 65–74 First Nations 59.8
2022-23 65–74 Non-Indigenous 60.7
2022-23 75+ First Nations 87.8
2022-23 75+ Non-Indigenous 106.1