WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding hospital presentations and deaths attributable to ischemic stroke, blood clots, and myocardial infarction in Western Australia from 2018-2021. The answer provides the requested data.

AnsweredQoN 627Legislative Council
Asked
17 March 2022
Portfolio
Health

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(1) How many hospital presentations were attributable to
ischemic stroke in Western Australia in the following calendar years: (a) 2018; (b) 2019; (c) 2020; and (d) 2021? (2) How
many hospital presentations were attributable to blood clots in Western
Australia in the following calendar years: (a) 2018; (b) 2019; (c) 2020; and (d) 2021? (3) How many hospital presentations were attributable to myocardial infarction in Western Australia in the following calendar years: (a) 2018; (b) 2019; (c) 2020; and (d) 2021? (4) How
many deaths associated with ischemic stroke occurred in Western Australia in the
following calendar years: (a) 2018; (b) 2019; (c) 2020; and (d) 2021? (5) How many deaths associated with blood clots occurred in Western Australia in the following calendar years: (a) 2018; (b) 2019; (c) 2020; and (d) 2021? (6) How many deaths associated with myocardial infarction occurred in Western Australia in the following calendar years: (a) 2018; (b) 2019; (c) 2020; and (d) 2021?

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Answered
10 May 2022
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health
Response time
7 days
(1)   How many hospital presentations were attributable to ischemic stroke in Western Australia in the following calendar years:
(a)   2018: 3,367
(b)   2019: 3,513
(c)   2020: 3,750
(d)   2021: 3,919
(2)   How many hospital presentations were attributable to blood clots in Western Australia in the following calendar years:
(a)  2018: 4,351
(b)  2019: 4,620
(c)  2020: 4,710
(d)   2021: 4,996
(3)   How many hospital presentations were attributable to myocardial infarction in Western Australia in the following calendar years:
(a)  2018: 5,642
(b)  2019: 5,646
(c)  2020: 5,536
(e)   2021: 5,513
(4)   How many deaths associated with ischemic stroke occurred in Western Australia in the following calendar years:
(a)   2018: 174
(b)   2019: 178
(c)   2020: 191
(d)   2021: 203
(5)   How many deaths associated with blood clots occurred in Western Australia in the following calendar years:
(a)   2018: 78
(b)   2019: 74
(c)   2020: 65
(d)   2021: 92
(6)   How many deaths associated with myocardial infarction occurred in Western Australia in the following calendar years:
(a)   2018: 188
(b)   2019: 181
(c)   2020: 167
(d)   2021: 174

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