Respiratory Disease Among Residents of the Illawarra Health Area

Deaths and hospitalisations due to respiratory disease -focussing on asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - among people resident in the Illawarra Health Area, and each of its Local Government Areas, are reported in this issue of The Illawarra Population Health Profiler. In addition, population-based survey data relating to asthmaprevalence, severity and management among Illawarra adults aged 16 years and over are reported.