Indicator Information
Data Source
Compiled by Telethon Kids Institute based on Hospital Morbidity Data Collection, Department of Health Western Australia; ABS Estimated Residential Population estimates
Numerator
Total hospitalisations by type for selected age group
Denominator
Total ERP for selected age group
Unit of Measure
Per 10,000 population
Geography
SA2, SA3, LGA, HR, RDC
Data Confidentiality
Areas with count values 1 to 4 and where population is less than 50 have been suppressed.
Prior moving averages combine a sequence of 3 or 5 years of data prior to, and including, the selected year. The series are presented as overlapping sequences until the most recent year is included. Moving averages make it possible to combine more years of data to maximize sample size at each point while maintaining data confidentiality.
Notes
The HMDC includes all episodes of care that occur in the following Western Australian health services:
- Public acute hospitals
- Public psychiatric hospitals
- Private acute hospitals (licensed by WA Health System)
- Private psychiatric hospitals (licensed by WA Health System
- Private day surgeries (licensed by WA Health System)