Table 2

Hospitalisations in ages 20–66: prevalence (%) and incidence rates (hospitalisations per 1000 person-years), stratified by sex and ICWS group

Hospitalisations among men ages 20–66
(n=7204)
Hospitalisations among women ages 20–66
(n=6930)
Without ICWS
(n=5273)
Investigated
(n=1227)
Placed
(n=704)
Without ICWS
(n=5926)
Investigated
(n=422)
Placed
(n=582)
Estimate(95% CI)Estimate(95% CI)Estimate(95% CI)Estimate(95% CI)Estimate(95% CI)Estimate(95% CI)
External causes (n cases=4448)
 Prevalence30.5(29.3 to 31.7)44.0(41.2 to 46.8)46.0(42.3 to 49.7)27.3(26.1 to 28.4)34.6(30.1 to 39.1)40.0(35.5 to 43.5)
 Incidence rate7.7(7.4 to 8.1)12.6(11.6 to 13.7)14.5(13.0 to 16.1)6.6(6.3 to 7.0)9.0(7.6 to 10.5)10.5(9.3 to 12.0)
Self-harm (n cases=504)
 Prevalence2.0(1.7 to 2.4)6.4(5.1 to 7.8)8.9(6.8 to 11.1)2.8(2.4 to 3.2)7.3(4.9 to 9.8)10.3(7.8 to 12.8)
 Incidence rate0.5(0.4 to 0.6)1.5(1.2 to 1.8)2.3(1.8 to 2.9)0.6(0.5 to 0.7)1.7(1.2 to 2.4)2.4(1.9 to 3.1)
NCDs (n cases=10097)
 Prevalence67.4(66.1 to 68.7)76.0(73.7 to 78.4)78.8(75.8 to 81.9)71.7(70.7 to 72.8)78.0(74.0 to 81.9)84.3(81.4 to 87.3)
 Incidence rate22.2(21.5 to 22.9)27.8(26.1 to 29.6)35.0(32.3 to 38.0)26.6(25.8 to 27.4)35.8(32.2 to 39.9)42.1(38.6 to 46.0)
Mental and behavioural disorders (n cases=2013)
 Prevalence11.3(10.3 to 12.1)23.6(21.3 to 26.0)37.1(33.5 to 40.6)10.2(9.4 to 10.9)21.8(17.9 to 25.7)29.9(26.2 to 33.6)
 Incidence rate2.6(2.4 to 2.8)5.8(5.2 to 6.5)10.8(9.6 to 12.2)2.3(2.2 to 2.5)5.5(4.5 to 6.8)8.0(6.9 to 9.2)
Anxiety (n cases=509)
 Prevalence2.6(2.2 to 3.0)4.4(3.4 to 5.5)8.5(6.4 to 10.6)3.2(2.7 to 3.6)5.0(2.9 to 7.1)8.4(6.2 to 10.7)
 Incidence rate0.6(0.5 to 0.7)1.0(0.8 to 1.3)2.0(1.6 to 2.6)0.7(0.6 to 0.8)1.1(0.8 to 1.7)2.0(1.5 to 2.6)
Depression (n cases =596)
 Prevalence3.1(2.6 to 3.6)4.6(3.4 to 5.7)8.9(6.8 to 11.1)3.8(3.3 to 4.2)6.2(3.9 to 8.5)11.0(8.5 to 13.5)
 Incidence rate0.7(0.6 to 0.8)1.1(0.8 to 1.4)2.3(1.8 to 2.9)0.8(0.7 to 1.0)1.5(1.0 to 2.1)2.5(2.0 to 3.2)
Substance use disorders (n cases=1176)
 Prevalence5.8(5.2 to 6.5)20.4(18.1 to 22.6)28.4(25.1 to 31.7)4.0(3.5 to 4.5)15.4(12.0 to 18.8)20.3(17.0 to 23.5)
 Incidence rate1.3(1.2 to 1.5)4.9(4.4 to 5.6)7.9(6.9 to 9.0)0.9(0.8 to 1.0)3.6(2.9 to 4.6)5.0(4.2 to 6.0)
CVDs (n cases=3725)
 Prevalence29.0(27.8 to 30.2)35.9(33.3 to 38.6)33.8(30.3 to 37.3)21.1(20.1 to 22.2)27.3(23.0 to 31.5)28.4(24.7 to 32.0)
 Incidence rate6.8(6.5 to 7.1)8.7(8.0 to 9.5)8.6(7.6 to 9.7)4.8(4.6 to 5.1)6.3(5.3 to 7.6)6.7(5.8 to 7.8)
Cancers (n cases=1942)
 Prevalence11.5(10.6 to 12.3)12.2(10.4 to 14.1)13.5(11.0 to 16.0)15.7(14.7 to 16.6)16.8(13.3 to 20.4)16.7(13.6 to 19.7)
 Incidence rate2.5(2.3 to 2.7)2.7(2.3 to 3.2)3.2(2.6 to 3.9)3.5(3.3 to 3.7)4.0(3.2 to 5.0)3.9(3.2 to 4.7)
Respiratory diseases (n cases=1630)
 Prevalence10.1(9.3 to 10.9)14.3(12.4 to 16.3)15.9(13.2 to 18.6)10.8(10.0 to 11.6)13.0(9.8 to 16.2)21.1(17.8 to 24.5)
 Incidence rate2.3(2.1 to 2.5)3.4(3.0 to 4.0)4.0(3.3 to 4.8)2.4(2.3 to 2.6)3.2(2.5 to 4.1)5.2(4.4 to 6.2)
Diabetes (n cases=624)
 Prevalence4.7(4.2 to 5.3)6.8(5.4 to 8.3)6.7(4.8 to 8.5)3.2(2.7 to 3.6)4.5(2.5 to 6.5)6.0(4.1 to 7.9)
 Incidence rate1.1(1.0 to 1.2)1.5(1.2 to 1.9)1.6(1.2 to 2.1)0.7(0.6 to 0.8)1.0(0.7 to 1.6)1.3(0.9 to 1.8)
  • CVDs, cardiovascular diseases; ICWS, involvement with child welfare services; NCDs, non-communicable diseases.