Lower respiratory tract infection hospitalisations in 0-4 year olds increase to 9968 in 2022, up from 9415 in 2021

Posted 3 months ago by Helene Marsters Less than a minute to read

We have published the latest results from our Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (LRTI) surveillance report.

Here are the main findings:

  • The number of LRTI hospitalisations among 0-4 year olds increased from 9415 in 2021 to 9968 in 2022.
  • LRTI hospitalisations during winter returned to pre-COVID levels, but hospitalisations stayed high throughout the remainder of 2022, compared to 2019 levels.
  • Infants (under one-year-old) continue to have the highest LRTI hospitalisation rates, but the rate for 1-year-olds (4546.8 per 100,000) was the highest recorded since 2001.
  • Pacific children had three times the rate of LRTI hospitalisations as European/Other children in 2022.

 You can read the full surveillance report here.