Number of deaths recorded with an underlying cause of acute coronary heart disease (a) plus the number of non-fatal hospitalisations with a principal diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina that do not end in a transfer to another acute hospital (b). For ages greater than 24 years.
This item has been superseded by a newer version by one or more Registration Authorities.
Definition
Incidence of heart attacks.
Indicator Summary
Rates directly age-standardised to the 2001 Australian population.
Count (a) number of deaths where ‘acute coronary heart disease’ (ICD-10 codes I20–I24) is the underlying cause of death in each calendar year (based on year of registration of death).
Count (b) number of non-fatal hospitalisations where ‘acute myocardial infarction’ (ICD-10-AM I21) or ‘unstable angina’ (ICD-10-AM I20.0) are the principal diagnosis, and …
2007, 2008 (resupplied for updated Estimated Resident Population (ERP)), 2009, 2010 (resupplied for updated ERP and revisions to the National Mortality Database (NMD)), 2011 — Nationally, by:
- age group and sex
2007, 2008 (resupplied for refinement of age-standardisation methodology), 2009, 2010 (resupplied for refinement of age-standardisation methodology and revisions to the NMD), 2011—Nationally, by:
- Indigenous status (for states and territories with adequate identification in hospital and deaths data)
Calculation rules
- Description
Rates directly age-standardised to the 2001 Australian population.
Count (a) number of deaths where ‘acute coronary heart disease’ (ICD-10 codes I20–I24) is the underlying cause of death in each calendar year (based on year of registration of death).
Count (b) number of non-fatal hospitalisations where ‘acute myocardial infarction’ (ICD-10-AM I21) or ‘unstable angina’ (ICD-10-AM I20.0) are the principal diagnosis, and separation mode is not equal to ‘died’ or ‘transferred to another acute hospital’, and care type is not equal to ‘new born-unqualified days only’ or ‘organ procurement – posthumous’ or ‘hospital boarder’ in each calendar year (based on discharge date from hospital).
The number of acute coronary events is estimated by (a) + (b).
Number of deaths recorded with an underlying cause of acute coronary heart disease (a) plus the number of non-fatal hospitalisations with a principal diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina that do not end in a transfer to another acute hospital (b). For ages greater than 24 years.
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- Data Element
- Hospital service—care type, code N[N]
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- Data Element
- Person—age range, code NN
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- Data Element
- Person—Indigenous status, code N
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- Data Element
- Person—sex, code N
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- Data Element
- Establishment—sector, code N
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- Data Element
- Person—Indigenous status, code N
Total population aged 25 years and over for year in question.
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- Data Element
- Person—age range, code NN
2007, 2008 (resupplied for updated Estimated Resident Population (ERP)), 2009, 2010 (resupplied for updated ERP and revisions to the National Mortality Database (NMD)), 2011 — Nationally, by:
- age group and sex
2007, 2008 (resupplied for refinement of age-standardisation methodology), 2009, 2010 (resupplied for refinement of age-standardisation methodology and revisions to the NMD), 2011—Nationally, by:
- Indigenous status (for states and territories with adequate identification in hospital and deaths data)
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- Data Element
- Person—age range, code NN
References
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