New South Wales
- There were 19,636 hospitalisations with a drug-related principal diagnosis in NSW in 2018-19.
- This is equivalent to 250 hospitalisations per 100,000 people, as compared to 223 hospitalisations per 100,000 people in 1999-00 (Figure 1).
- The rate of hospitalisations was higher among males than females in 2018-19 (285 versus 215 hospitalisations per 100,000 people).
- In 2018-19, the rate of hospitalisations was highest among the 20-29 age group, followed by the 30-39 and 40-49 age groups (445, 440, and 374 hospitalisations per 100,000 people, respectively).
- The rate of hospitalisations was highest where there was a principal diagnosis indicating amphetamines and other stimulants (61 hospitalisations per 100,000 people; Figure 2).
- The highest rate of hospitalisations was observed in remote and very remote NSW (278 hospitalisations per 100,000 people), while the number of hospitalisations was highest in major cities (15,296 hospitalisations; Figure 3).
Figure 1. Age-standardised rate (per 100,000 people) of drug-related hospitalisations, by sex, New South Wales, 1999-00 - 2018-19.
Figure 2. Age-standardised rate (per 100,000 people) of drug-related hospitalisations, by drug identified in the principal diagnosis, New South Wales, 1999-00 - 2018-19.
Figure 3. Age-standardised rate (per 100,000 people) of drug-related hospitalisations, by remoteness, New South Wales, 2012-13 - 2018-19.
Note: The size (area) of the bubble is proportional to the number of hospitalisations.