Table 3

Emergency hospitalizations to the Royal Darwin Hospital for the dry seasons 1996–2005.




Total population
Non-Indigenous admissions
Indigenous admissions
Percent < 15 yrs (total population)

Population in each group
109,478
97,887
11,591


Diagnosis
ICD9
ICD10
Counts
Percentage
Counts
Percentage
Counts
Percentage


Cardiovascular









Total
390–459
I00-I99
3443
100%
2854
100%
589
100%
1%
IHD
410–414
I20-I25
1533
45%
1287
45%
246
42%
0%
Other
-
-
1910
55%
1567
55%
343
58%
2%
Respiratory









Total
460–519
J00-J99
4836
100%
3551
100%
1285
100%
40%
Asthma
493
J45-J46
1008
21%
776
22%
232
18%
58%
COPD
490–492, 494–496
J40-J44, J47, J67
995
21%
753
21%
242
19%
1%
Infections
461–466, 480–487, 514
J00-J22
2409
50%
1681
47%
728
57%
53%
Other
-
-
424
9%
341
10%
83
6%
16%

Hanigan et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:42   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-42