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SOURCES
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (www.aihw.gov.au), Australian hospital statistics 2011–12; Child and teenager oral health and dental visiting,
results from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2010;Eye health among Australian children (2008);Fewer Aussies being hospitalised for
asthma; Child Health, http://www.aihw.gov.au/child-health/health.
• NSW Health, Admitted Patient Report 2012, Health Statistics NSW.
• Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian www.ccypcg.qld.gov.au
HOSPITALISATIONANDTREATMENTS
FOROURLITTLEAUSTRALIANS
Over600,000childrenneededhospitaltreatmentin2011-12
HOSPITALISATIONANDTREATMENTS
FOROURLITTLEAUSTRALIANS
…withmoreboysadmittedaspatients.
GIRLS
AGE5-9
10% 13%
AGE0-4
25% 34%
AGE10-14
8% 10%
BOYS
Andofthosechildrenadmittedelectivelytohospital,
nearly20%havesurgery.
InNSWthemostcommonsurgicalproceduresarefor
tonsillectomiesandadenoidectomies.
AGE
0-4
AGE
5-9
AGE
10-14
INJURY&POISONINGARETHEMOSTCOMMONCAUSESOFHOSPITALISATION
ELECTIVE EMERGENCY
16%
28%
5%
23%
10%
2%
RESPIRATORYCONDITIONSAREONEOFTHEMAINREASONSKIDSNEEDTOGOTOTHEHOSPITAL
12.3%OFCHILDRENSUFFERTOOTHACHEoravoid
eatingfoodduetooralproblems
Whenvisitingthedentist*….
Over96%wentforacheckup
Over1/3receivedanxray
Girlsaremorelikelytoneedorthodonticcare
65%ofkidsreceivedascaleandcleanaspart
ofpreventivetreatment
*%ofchildrenwhovisitedadentistin2010.
EYEDISORDERS
AGE2-4
AGE5-11
5.3%
11.8%
AGE12-17 16.1%
DENTALHEALTH
EyedisorderstendtobeoneoftheBIGGESTLONG
TERMHEALTHISSUESfacedbychildren
Thosethatneedhospitaltreatmentforeye
disorderswillstayonaverage1.3days,with30%
ofthesepatientstreatedinaprivatehospital.
GIRLSAREMORELIKELYTONEEDTOWEARGLASSES
18.8%of0-14yearoldshavearespiratorydisease(mostcommon
areasthmaandhayfever)
10%ofAustraliankidsaresufferingfromasthma
Kidsarehospitalised5timesthanadultsforasthma…andstayon
average1.5days
RESPIRATORYCONDITIONSAREONEOFTHEMAINREASONSKIDSNEEDTOGOTOTHEHOSPITAL
AGE
5-9
AGE
10-14
7%
6.9%
18.3%
13.2%
GIRLS BOYS
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