Table 1 All cause and asthma related paediatric inpatient admissions and emergency department attendances in children aged 2–17 years across Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network in pre-pandemic (2015–2019) and pandemic periods (2020–2021)

Any diagnosis

 2–17 years (Total)

96,431

100

97,961

100

98,091

100

95,439

100

104,940

100

492,863

100

93,818

100

69,703

100

 2–5 years

40,860

42.37

41,431

42.29

40,230

41.01

38,909

40.76

43,269

41.23

204,700

41.53

36,490

38.89

28,675

41.3

 6–12 years

39,202

40.65

39,737

40.56

40,325

41.10

38,903

40.76

42,596

40.59

200,763

40.73

37,469

39.94

26,785

38.42

 13–17 years

16,369

16.97

16,793

17.14

17,536

17.87

17,627

18.46

19,075

18.17

87,400

17.73

19,859

21.17

14,243

20.04

Asthma hospital presentations

 2–17 years (Total)

3078

3.19

2665

2.72

2540

2.58

2295

2.40

2582

2.46

13,160

2.67

1912

2.03

1452

2.08

 2–5 years

1640

53.28

1262

47.35

967

38.07

878

38.25

848

32.84

5595

42.51

601

31.43

440

30.30

 6–12 years

1238

40.22

1158

43.45

1234

48.58

1062

46.27

1262

48.87

5954

45.24

977

51.09

737

50.75

 13–17 years

200

6.49

245

9.19

339

13.34

355

15.46

472

18.28

1611

12.24

334

17.46

275

18.93