Aboriginal children | Non-Aboriginal children | |
% Change/year (95%CI) | % Change/year (95% CI) | |
All-cause pneumonia | ||
<6 months | −5.2 (−11.0 to 1.0) | −5.3 (−8.4 to −1.9) |
6–11 months | −6.3 (−9.2 to −3.4) | −2.1 (−6.8 to 2.8) |
12–23 months* | −8.5 (−11.5 to −5.3) | −1.0 (−3.9 to 1.9) |
24–35 months† | −12.6 (−16.6 to −8.5) | −1.6 (−5.6 to 2.6) |
36–47 months‡ | −9.1 (−15.9 to −1.8) | −0.7 (−4.8 to 3.6) |
48–59 months§ | −17.1 (−26.4 to −6.6) | −12.8 (−19.8 to −5.1) |
Pneumococcal pneumonia | ||
<6 months | −22.6 (−41.9 to 2.9) | −8.5 (−22.2 to 7.5) |
6–11 months | −37.0 (−50.4 to −20.0) | −4.8 (−16.7 to 9.0) |
12–23 months* | −26.6 (−38.1 to −13.1) | −1.6 (−13.4 to 11.8) |
24–35 months† | −15.9 (−36.4 to 11.3) | −8.8 (−26.0 to 12.4) |
36–47 months‡ | 2.9 (−35.5 to 64.2) | −13.5 (−35.5 to 15.9) |
48–59 months§ | N/A¶ | −31.1 (−61.9 to 24.5) |
Bronchiolitis | ||
<1 month | 0.1 (−7.7 to 8.6) | 0.0 (−4.2 to 4.5) |
1–5 months | −1.9 (−4.1 to 0.4) | −2.3 (−5.5 to 1.0) |
6–11 months | −1.4 (−3.5 to 0.9) | 1.3 (−1.6 to 4.3) |
12–23 months* | 0.3 (−3.3 to 4.1) | 2.2 (−1.1 to 5.6) |
24–35 months† | −10.1 (−18.8 to −0.2) | −2.6 (−8.8 to 4.1) |
Other ALRIs** | ||
<1 month | −6.7 (−24.8 to 15.6) | 4.2 (−3.2 to 12.2) |
1–5 months | −0.4 (−4.0 to 3.3) | −0.2 (−4.5 to 4.4) |
6–11 months | 8.2 (−3.3 to 21.0) | 6.5 (−0.6 to 14.2) |
12–23 months* | 11.5 (1.1 to 22.9) | 7.4 (−4.1 to 20.3) |
24–35 months† | 6.7 (−3.6 to 18.0) | 5.3 (−4.8 to 16.5) |
36–47 months‡ | −9.2 (−19.0 to 1.9) | −7.1 (−11.6 to −2.5) |
48–59 months§ | −14.1 (−25.8 to −0.6) | −11.6 (−21.1 to −0.9) |
Bold type indicates significant (p<0.05) trend.
↵* Data for 12–23 month age group available from 1997.
↵† Data for 24–35 month age group available from 1998.
↵‡ Data for 36–47 month age group available from 1999.
↵§ Data for 48–59 month age group available from 2000.
↵¶ Not enough data to calculate trend.
↵** Includes whooping cough, influenza, bronchitis and unspecified acute lower respiratory infection.