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Table 5.1.1 Potentially preventable hospitalisations for children aged lessthan 4 years, Qld, WA, SA, and public hospitals in theNT, 2004-05a, b, cHospitalisations (number)Age specific rate (per1000 population)ICD-10-AM code and description Indigenous Non-Indigenous d Total Indigenous Non-Indigenous dCertain infectious and parasiticdiseases (A00–B99) 1 731 7 792 9 523 59.8 22.0Nutritional anaemias (D50–D53) andmalnutrition (E40–E46) 104 43 147 3.6 0.1Diseases of the ear and mastoidprocess (H60–H95) 303 5 813 6 116 10.5 16.4Diseases of the respiratory system(J00–J99) 3 416 19 285 22 701 118.1 54.5Diseases of oral cavity salivaryglands and jaws (K00–K14) 297 2 146 2 443 10.3 6.1Diseases of the skin andsubcutaneous tissue (L00–L99) 594 1 273 1 867 20.5 3.6Injury, poisoning and certain otherconsequences of external causes(S00–T98) e 815 7 003 7 818 28.2 19.8Transport accidents (V01–V99) e 62 286 348 2.1 0.8Other external causes of accidentalinjury (W00–X59) e 602 6 067 6669 20.8 17.2Assault (X85–Y09) 73 79 152 2.5 0.2Complications of medical andsurgical care (Y40–Y84) e 66 551 617 2.3 1.6Other e 12 20 32 0.4 0.1Total potentially preventablehospitalisations 7 260 43 355 13 063 251.0 122.6a Data are based on principal diagnosis as classified by the ICD-10-AM code and description. b Data arebased on state of usual residence. c Age specific rates are as per 1000 people in that age group (based onABS estimated resident population (ERP)). d Hospitalisations where Indigenous status was not stated areincluded in the non-Indigenous numbers and rates. e External causes sub-categories classified by firstexternal cause.Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database (unpublished); table 5A.1.1.• In 2004-05, Indigenous children aged less than four years were twice as likely tobe hospitalised for potentially preventable diseases and injuries than non-Indigenous children (251.0 per 1000 compared to 122.6 per 1000) (table 5.1.1).• Diseases of the respiratory system were the most common cause of potentiallypreventable hospitalisations for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous childrenaged less than four years, however the rate for Indigenous children (118.1 per1000) was twice as high as for non-Indigenous children (54.5 per 1000).• Indigenous children aged less than four years suffered from nutritional anaemiasand malnutrition at 29.6 times the rate for non-Indigenous children (3.6 per 1000compared to 0.1 per 1000). However, it was the least common potentially5.8 OVERCOMINGINDIGENOUSDISADVANTAGE 2007