Rheumatoid arthritis

Contents
1.Key facts
2.What is rheumatoid arthritis?
3.Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis, 2011–12
4.Rate of hospitalisation for rheumatoid arthritis by sex and age, 2013–14
5.Rate of hospitalisation for rheumatoid arthritis, by sex, 2004–05 to 2013–14
6.Number of selected procedures for rheumatoid arthritis, 2004–05 to 2013–14
7.Volume dispensed, and associated benefits paid, for biologic DMARDs for rheumatoid arthritis, 2003–04 to 2013–14
8.Self-assessed health of people aged 15 and over with and without rheumatoid arthritis, 2011–12
9.Psychological distress in people aged 18 and over with and without rheumatoid arthritis, 2011–12
10.Pain experienced by people aged 18 and over with and without rheumatoid arthritis, 2011–12
11.Expenditure on rheumatoid arthritis, by age and sex, 2008–09
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Rheumatoid arthritis by the numbers

2%
of Australians reported having rheumatoid arthritis in 2011–12. That’s
approximately 445,000 people.

5 out of 8
people with rheumatoid arthritis are women (2.4% of women
compared to 1.5% of men).

10%
of people with rheumatoid arthritis self-reported poor health,
compared to 3.1% of people without rheumatoid arthritis.
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What is rheumatoid arthritis?

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system
attacks its own tissues. Rheumatoid arthritis can affect anyone at any age, and
may cause significant pain and disability.
The following graphics are from the AIHW web snapshot Rheumatoid arthritis
http://www.aihw.gov.au/rheumatoid-arthritis/
Information last updated in February 2016.
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Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis, 2011-12

n.p. Not publishable because of small numbers and very high relative standard errors.
Source: AIHW analysis of unpublished ABS Australian Health Survey, 2011–12 (National Health Survey Component).
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Rate of hospitalisation for rheumatoid arthritis by sex and age, 2013–14

Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.

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Rate of hospitalisation for rheumatoid arthritis, by sex, 2004–05 to 2013–14

Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.

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Number of selected procedures for rheumatoid arthritis, 2004–05 to 2013–14

Source: AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database.

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Volume dispensed, and associated benefits paid, for biologic DMARDs for
rheumatoid arthritis, 2003–04 to 2013–14

Source: Department of Health 2014.

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Self-assessed health of people aged 15 and over with and without rheumatoid
arthritis, 2011–12

Source: AIHW analysis of unpublished ABS Australian Health Survey, 2011–12 (National Health Survey Component).
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Psychological distress in people aged 18 and over with and without rheumatoid
arthritis, 2011–12

Source: AIHW analysis of unpublished ABS Australian Health Survey, 2011–12 (National Health Survey Component).
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Pain experienced by people aged 18 and over with and without rheumatoid
arthritis, 2011–12

Source: AIHW analysis of unpublished ABS Australian Health Survey, 2011–12 (National Health Survey Component).
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Expenditure on rheumatoid arthritis, by age and sex, 2008–09

Source: AIHW Disease Expenditure Database.