Hospitalisations related to nervous-system diseases in Australia, 1998-2019: a secular trend analysis.

ObjectiveThe burden of neurological disease-related disabilities and deaths is one of the most serious issues globally. We aimed to examine the hospitalisation profile related to nervous system diseases in Australia for the duration between 1998 and 2019.DesignA secular trend analysis using a population-based dataset.SettingThis analysis used a population-based study of hospitalised patients in Australia. Hospitalisation data were extracted from the National Hospital Morbidity Database, which collects sets of episode-level information for Australian patients admitted to all private and public hospitals.ParticipantsAll patients who were hospitalised in all private and public hospitalisations.Primary outcome measureHospitalisation rates related to nervous system diseases.ResultsHospitalisation rates increased by 1.04 times (from 650.36 (95% CI 646.73 to 654.00) in 1998 to 1328.90 (95% CI 1324.44 to 1333.35) in 2019 per 100 000 persons, pConclusionHospitalisation rates for neurological disorders in Australia are high, potentially owing to the ageing of the population. Males had greater rates of hospitalisation than females.