Estimated prevalence of delirium in Australia, 2016–17
Age/ gender | Community | Residential aged care | Total | % of general population |
Male | ||||
<65 | 3278 | 1756 | 5034 | 0.05 |
65–69 | 1916 | 1281 | 3197 | 0.5 |
70–74 | 4342 | 2088 | 6430 | 1.4 |
75–89 | 6282 | 2868 | 9149 | 2.8 |
80–84 | 9680 | 3545 | 13 225 | 6.3 |
85+ | 18 651 | 3263 | 21 914 | 11.8 |
Total | 44 149 | 14 801 | 58 949 | 0.5 |
Female | ||||
<65 | 4100 | 746 | 4846 | 0.05 |
65–69 | 1994 | 778 | 2773 | 0.5 |
70–74 | 4044 | 1523 | 5567 | 1.1 |
75–79 | 6224 | 2771 | 8996 | 2.5 |
80–84 | 9195 | 5270 | 14 465 | 5.5 |
85+ | 16 835 | 20 164 | 36 999 | 11.9 |
Total | 42 393 | 31 253 | 73 646 | 0.6 |
Person | 86 541 | 46 054 | 132 595 | 0.5 |