Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED)
› Public & private separations by LGA
by major
diagnostic category: Victoria, 2006/07
The expected number of hospitalisations by age/area/condition is calculated by multiplying the Victorian hospitalisation rate per 100,000 by age and condition, by the local population by age. This calculates the number of admissions that could be expected given the local area’s age structure (if the admission rate was in line with the Victorian average). Thus simply comparing total population admission rates does not show whether an area is above average.
