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HEALTH STATUS |
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| | Units | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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| Life expectancy(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 | Life expectancy at birth – males | years | r75.0 | r75.2 | r75.7 | 75.9 | 76.2 | 76.6 | 77.0 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 78.1 | n.y.a. |
2 | Life expectancy at birth – females | years | r80.8 | r81.1 | r81.4 | 81.5 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 83.0 | n.y.a. |
3 | Life expectancy at age 65 – males | years | r15.7 | r15.8 | r16.2 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.8 | n.y.a. |
4 | Life expectancy at age 65 – females | years | r19.5 | r19.6 | r19.9 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 21.1 | n.y.a. |
5 | Disability-free
life expectancy at birth – males | years | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 57.9 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 59.1 | n.a. | n.a. |
6 | Disability-free
life expectancy at birth – females | years | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 62.0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 62.2 | n.a. | n.a. |
7 | Males surviving to age 50 years | % | r93.6 | r93.7 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 93.9 | 94.0 | 94.2 | 94.4 | 94.7 | 94.8 | n.y.a. |
8 | Females surviving to age 50 | % | r96.6 | r96.7 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 96.9 | 96.9 | 97.0 | 97.1 | n.y.a. |
9 | Males surviving to age 70 | % | r72.5 | r73.2 | 74.1 | 74.7 | 75.5 | 76.3 | 77.3 | 78.1 | 78.7 | 79.3 | n.y.a. |
10 | Females surviving to age 70 | % | r84.2 | r84.5 | 85.0 | 85.2 | 85.7 | 86.1 | 86.6 | 86.8 | 87.1 | 87.4 | n.y.a. |
11 | Males surviving to age 85 | % | r25.6 | r26.3 | 28.0 | 28.6 | 29.9 | 31.2 | 32.9 | 34.0 | 35.2 | 36.2 | n.y.a. |
12 | Females surviving to age 85 | % | r45.2 | r45.9 | 47.0 | 47.8 | 48.9 | 50.2 | 51.6 | 52.2 | 53.0 | 53.7 | n.y.a. |
| Mortality(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Total number of deaths | '000 | 125.1 | 128.7 | 129.4 | 127.2 | 128.1 | 128.3 | 128.5 | 133.7 | 132.3 | 132.5 | n.y.a. |
14 | Standardised death rate
(per 1,000 population)(c) | rate | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | n.y.a. |
15 | Infant mortality rate
(per 1,000 live births) | rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | n.y.a. |
16 | Perinatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths combined) | rate | 9.4 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | n.y.a. |
| Morbidity and disability prevalence(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
17 | Cancer(d) | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1.4 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1.7 |
18 | Ischaemic and other heart disease(d) | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 2.0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1.8 |
19 | Diabetes(d) | % | 2.4 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 3.0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 3.5 |
20 | Asthma(d) | % | 10.9 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 11.6 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 10.2 |
22 | High/very high levels of psychological distress – aged 18 years and over | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 12.6 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 13.0 |
23 | Arthritis(d) | % | 15.6 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 13.9 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 14.9 |
24 | Persons with a disability(e) | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r19.9 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r19.8 | n.a. | n.a. |
25 | Persons with a profound/severe core activity restriction(e) | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r6.3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r6.2 | n.a. | n.a. |
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CAUSES OF DEATH |
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| Rates are per 100,000 population(b) | Units | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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| Leading causes(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
26 | Cancer | rate | 205 | 205 | 199 | 196 | 191 | 189 | 189 | 188 | 183 | 181 | n.y.a. |
27 | Ischaemic heart disease | rate | 187 | 182 | 175 | 162 | 153 | 142 | 135 | 130 | 123 | 115 | n.y.a. |
28 | Stroke | rate | 82 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 59 | 56 | n.y.a. |
| Selected cancers(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
29 | Lung cancer – males | rate | 64 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 50 | n.y.a. |
30 | Lung cancer – females | rate | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | n.y.a. |
31 | Breast cancer – females | rate | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | n.y.a. |
32 | Prostate cancer – males | rate | 41 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | n.y.a. |
33 | Skin cancer | rate | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | n.y.a. |
| Heart disease and diabetes(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
34 | Ischaemic heart disease – males | rate | 248 | 240 | 229 | 214 | 202 | 185 | 176 | 170 | 161 | 150 | n.y.a. |
35 | Ischaemic heart disease – females | rate | 141 | 136 | 132 | 122 | 115 | 108 | 102 | 98 | 93 | 86 | n.y.a. |
36 | Diabetes mellitus | rate | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | n.y.a. |
| Motor vehicle accidents | | | | | | | | | | | | |
37 | Motor vehicle traffic accident(c) | rate | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | n.y.a. |
38 | Males aged 15–24 years | rate | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 20 | n.y.a. |
39 | Females aged 15–24 years | rate | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | n.y.a. |
| Suicide | | | | | | | | | | | | |
40 | Suicide(c) | rate | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | n.y.a. |
41 | Males(c) | rate | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | n.y.a. |
42 | Females(c) | rate | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | n.y.a. |
43 | Males aged 15–24 years | rate | 25 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | n.y.a. |
44 | Females aged 15–24 years | rate | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | n.y.a. |
| Drug induced(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
45 | Drug induced | rate | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | n.y.a. |
46 | Males | rate | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | n.y.a. |
47 | Females | rate | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | n.y.a. |
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RISK FACTORS |
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| | Units | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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| Immunisation status(f) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
48 | Fully immunised children
aged 12–15 months | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r84.5 | r87.0 | r91.3 | r90.4 | r91.7 | 91.0 | 91.2 | 91.0 |
49 | Fully immunised children
aged 24–27 months | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 68.8 | 74.9 | r85.1 | r88.0 | r89.4 | 91.6 | 91.7 | 92.1 |
50 | Fully immunised children
aged 72–75 months | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r82.2 | 83.7 | 83.6 | 84.0 |
| Drinking and smoking(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
51 | Risky/high-risk drinkers –
of males aged 18 years and over | % | 10.3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r13.1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 15.2 |
52 | Risky/high-risk drinkers –
of females aged 18 years and over | % | 6.1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 8.5 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 11.7 |
53 | Current smokers –
of males aged 18 years and over | % | r28.4 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r27.2 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 26.2 |
54 | Current smokers –
of females aged 18 years and over | % | 21.8 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r21.2 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 20.4 |
| Diet and exercise(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
55 | Overweight/obese adults –
of males aged 18 years and over | % | r48.8 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r54.3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 58.3 |
56 | Overweight/obese adults –
of females aged 18 years and over | % | r32.4 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r38.1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 39.9 |
57 | Adults with low usual intake of fruit – of males aged 18 years and over | % | 53.2 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r53.3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 52.4 |
58 | Adults with low usual intake of fruit – of females aged 18 years and over | % | 44.7 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r41.8 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 40.2 |
59 | Adults who are physically inactive –
of males aged 18 years and over | % | 35.0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 30.9 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 33.6 |
60 | Adults who are physically inactive –
of females aged 18 years and over | % | r35.4 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r32.2 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 34.4 |
| High blood pressure(c)(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
61 | Hypertension –
of males aged 18 years and over | % | r14.1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r13.0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 13.6 |
62 | Hypertension –
of females aged 18 years and over | % | r14.7 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r14.2 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 13.8 |
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SERVICES |
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| | Units | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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63 | Hospital separations
(per 1,000 population)(c) | rate | 279 | 291 | 296 | 304 | 309 | 312 | 320 | 328 | 334 | 338 | n.y.a. |
64 | Hospital beds (per 1,000 population) | rate | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | n.y.a. |
65 | Average length of stay in hospital | days | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | n.y.a. |
66 | Doctors (per 100,000 population) | no. | n.a. | 241 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 248 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
67 | Residential aged care places (per 1,000 population aged 70 years and over)(g) | rate | r90.9 | r91.1 | 89.2 | 87.1 | r85.0 | r82.9 | r81.4 | r80.8 | r81.8 | 83.1 | n.y.a. |
| Medicare usage | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Average Medicare services processed(h) | | | | | | | | | | | |
68 | Per person | no. | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.6 |
69 | Per male | no. | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
70 | Per female | no. | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.6 |
71 | Proportion of Medicare services used by persons aged 65 years and over | % | 22.5 | 23.0 | 23.6 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 25.8 | 26.4 | 27.4 | 28.3 | 29.0 |
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EXPENDITURE |
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| | Units | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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72 | Persons with private health insurance | % | 34.9 | 33.6 | 31.9 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 43.0 | 44.9 | 44.3 | 43.5 | 42.9 | 42.9 |
73 | Total health expenditure (current prices) per person per year (1999–2000 reference year) | $ | 2 183 | 2 313 | 2 459 | r2 594 | r2 733 | r2 901 | r3 196 | r3 418 | r3 667 | 3 931 | n.y.a. |
74 | Total health expenditure (current prices) as a proportion of GDP | % | 8.3 | 8.4 | r8.6 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.2 | r9.4 | r9.6 | 9.7 | n.y.a. |
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(a) Expectation of life is based on three years of data ending in the year shown in the table heading.
(b) Based on deaths registered during the year.
(c) Rates are age-standardised to the Australian population as at 30 June 2001.
(d) Caution should be used when comparing long-term conditions data from different National Health Surveys. Changes in survey methodology and classification may reduce direct comparability between surveys. For more details see: Occasional Paper: Long-term Health Conditions – A Guide To Time Series Comparability From The National Health Survey, Australia, 2001 (ABS cat. no. 4816.0.55.001); National Health Survey, 2004–05 User's Guide, Chapter 7
(ABS cat. no. 4363.0.55.001).
(e) Differences indicated between 1998 and 2003 are not statistically significant.
(f) As a proportion of all children in that age group on the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register.
(g) Ratios calculated by AIHW from data supplied by DoHA. Place numbers are taken from mainstream residential aged care services and do not include places provided, for example, by the EACH program, Multi Purposes Services or places funded under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Strategy.
(h) Average number of services processed per Australian resident.
Reference periods:
Data for indicators 1–12 are calculated using data for the three years ending in the year shown in the table heading from 1997 onwards.
Data for indicators 13–16 and 26–47 are for the calendar year.
Data for indicators 17–23 and 51–62 are according to the reference period for the most recent National Health Survey. For 1995 indicators 57–58 are according to the reference period for the 1995 National Nutrition Survey.
Data for indicators 24–25 are according to the reference period for the survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers.
Data for indicators 48–50 are at 31 December.
Data for indicators 63–65 and 67–74 are for the financial year ending 30 June.
Data for indicator 66 are at census night. |
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HEALTH STATUS |
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| Health status | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Life expectancy(a) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1 | Life expectancy at birth – males | years | 2002–04 | 78.0 | 78.5 | 77.8 | 78.0 | 78.6 | 76.7 | 72.3 | 79.7 | 78.1 |
2 | Life expectancy at birth – females | years | 2002–04 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 82.9 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 81.8 | 78.0 | 83.9 | 83.0 |
7 | Males surviving to age 50 years | % | 2002–04 | 95.0 | 95.3 | 94.4 | 94.7 | 94.9 | 94.2 | 87.8 | 95.8 | 94.8 |
8 | Females surviving to age 50 | % | 2002–04 | 97.2 | 97.2 | 97.0 | 96.9 | 97.0 | 96.6 | 92.9 | 97.7 | 97.1 |
9 | Males surviving to age 70 | % | 2002–04 | 79.2 | 80.4 | 78.8 | 79.2 | 80.5 | 77.0 | 66.2 | 82.8 | 79.3 |
10 | Females surviving to age 70 | % | 2002–04 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 87.3 | 87.4 | 87.8 | 85.7 | 78.1 | 89.6 | 87.4 |
11 | Males surviving to age 85 | % | 2002–04 | 35.6 | 37.1 | 36.1 | 35.9 | 37.8 | 31.4 | 26.5 | 40.9 | 36.2 |
12 | Females surviving to age 85 | % | 2002–04 | 54.5 | 54.5 | 53.7 | 54.4 | 55.1 | 49.1 | 40.5 | 56.3 | 53.7 |
| Mortality(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Total number of deaths | '000 | 2004 | 46.4 | 32.5 | 24.5 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 132.5 |
14 | Standardised death rate
(per 1,000 population)(c) | rate | 2004 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 6.3 |
15 | Infant mortality rate
(per 1,000 live births) | rate | 2004 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 4.7 |
16 | Perinatal mortality rate (per 1,000
live births and fetal deaths combined) | rate | 2004 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 8.0 |
| Morbidity and disability prevelance(c) | | | | | | | | | | | |
17 | Cancer | % | 2005 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | n.a. | 1.9 | 1.7 |
18 | Ischaemic and other heart disease | % | 2005 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | n.a. | 1.6 | 1.8 |
19 | Diabetes | % | 2005 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.8 | n.a. | 3.7 | 3.5 |
20 | Asthma | % | 2005 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 13.3 | n.a. | 10.2 | 10.2 |
21 | Recent injury | % | 2005 | 17.2 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 21.1 | 19.4 | 17.5 | n.a. | 17.6 | 18.5 |
22 | High/very high levels of psychological distress – aged 18 years and over | % | 2005 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 12.8 | n.a. | 11.9 | 13.0 |
23 | Arthritis | % | 2005 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 13.7 | 18.9 | n.a. | 14.2 | 14.9 |
24 | Persons with a disability(d) | % | 2003 | r17.5 | r19.7 | r22.2 | r22.4 | r21.2 | r22.4 | n.p. | r19.8 | r19.8 |
25 | Persons with a profound/severe
core activity restriction(d) | % | 2003 | 5.4 | r6.4 | r7.5 | r6.4 | 6.2 | r7.3 | n.p. | r6.2 | r6.2 |
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CAUSES OF DEATH |
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| Rates are per 100,000 population(b)(f) | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Leading causes(c) | | | | | | | | | | | |
26 | Cancer | rate | 2002–04 | 181 | 186 | 186 | 184 | 182 | 213 | 185 | 164 | 184 |
27 | Ischaemic heart disease | rate | 2002–04 | 123 | 115 | 136 | 124 | 110 | 134 | 139 | 96 | 122 |
28 | Stroke | rate | 2002–04 | 64 | 54 | 63 | 57 | 51 | 56 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Selected cancers(c) | | | | | | | | | | | |
29 | Lung cancer – males | rate | 2002–04 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 37 | 51 |
30 | Lung cancer – females | rate | 2002–04 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 23 |
31 | Breast cancer – females | rate | 2002–04 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 24 |
32 | Prostate cancer – males | rate | 2002–04 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 44 | 26 | 34 | 34 |
33 | Skin cancer | rate | 2002–04 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Heart disease and diabetes(c) | | | | | | | | | | | |
34 | Ischaemic heart disease – males | rate | 2002–04 | 162 | 152 | 172 | 167 | 144 | 175 | 163 | 139 | 160 |
35 | Ischaemic heart disease – females | rate | 2002–04 | 92 | 87 | 105 | 91 | 83 | 102 | 110 | 65 | 92 |
36 | Diabetes mellitus | rate | 2002–04 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 17 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | | | | | | | | | | | |
37 | Motor vehicle traffic accident(c) | rate | 2002–04 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 8 |
38 | Males aged 15–24 years | rate | 2002–04 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 45 | 10 | 22 |
39 | Females aged 15–24 years | rate | 2002–04 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 8 |
| Suicide | | | | | | | | | | | |
40 | Suicide(c) | rate | 2002–04 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 11 |
41 | Males(c) | rate | 2002–04 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 41 | 14 | 18 |
42 | Females(c) | rate | 2002–04 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
43 | Males aged 15–24 years | rate | 2002–04 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 70 | 13 | 17 |
44 | Females aged 15–24 years | rate | 2002–04 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| Drug induced(c) | | | | | | | | | | | |
45 | Drug induced | rate | 2002–04 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
46 | Males | rate | 2002–04 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
47 | Females | rate | 2002–04 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
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RISK FACTORS |
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| RISK FACTORS | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Immunisation status(e) | | | | | | | | | | | |
48 | Fully immunised children
aged 12–15 months | % | 2005 | 90.7 | 92.0 | 91.1 | 91.2 | 88.8 | 93.4 | 90.1 | 93.7 | 91.0 |
49 | Fully immunised children
aged 24–27 months | % | 2005 | 91.7 | 92.5 | 91.9 | 92.6 | 91.4 | 94.4 | 93.1 | 94.8 | 92.1 |
50 | Fully immunised children
aged 72–75 months | % | 2005 | 84.7 | 87.3 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 79.5 | 86.6 | 83.1 | 88.2 | 84.0 |
| Drinking and smoking(c) | | | | | | | | | | | |
51 | Risky/high-risk drinkers –
of males aged 18 years and over | % | 2004–05 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 20.2 | 13.2 | n.p. | 15.6 | 15.2 |
52 | Risky/high-risk drinkers –
of females aged 18 years and over | % | 2004–05 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 10.1 | n.p. | 12.7 | 11.7 |
53 | Current smokers –
of males aged 18 years and over | % | 2004–05 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 28.8 | 26.8 | 23.3 | 28.1 | n.p. | 19.6 | 26.2 |
54 | Current smokers –
of females aged 18 years and over | % | 2004–05 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 24.7 | n.p. | 14.3 | 20.4 |
| Diet and exercise(c) | | | | | | | | | | | |
55 | Overweight/obese adults –
of males aged 18 years and over | % | 2004–05 | 58.5 | 57.1 | 60.3 | 57.9 | 58.3 | 54.3 | n.p. | 56.1 | 58.3 |
56 | Overweight/obese adults –
of females aged 18 years and over | % | 2004–05 | 40.2 | 40.8 | 38.9 | 40.6 | 38.0 | 42.4 | n.p. | 41.6 | 39.9 |
57 | Adults with low usual intake of fruit – of males aged 18 years and over | % | 2004–05 | 52.2 | 50.3 | 54.7 | 56.5 | 49.6 | 52.9 | n.p. | 52.3 | 52.4 |
58 | Adults with low usual intake of fruit – of females aged 18 years and over | % | 2004–05 | 40.5 | 38.1 | 40.4 | 45.2 | 39.6 | 41.8 | n.p. | 39.3 | 40.2 |
59 | Adults who are physically inactive –
of males aged 18 years and over | % | 2004–05 | 34.0 | 31.6 | 36.8 | 34.4 | 31.8 | 35.9 | n.p. | 23.0 | 33.6 |
60 | Adults who are physically inactive –
of females aged 18 years and over | % | 2004–05 | 36.9 | 32.0 | 36.5 | 34.0 | 30.4 | 31.0 | n.p. | 25.4 | 34.4 |
| High blood pressure(c) | | | | | | | | | | | |
61 | Hypertension –
of males aged 18 years and over | % | 2004–05 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 15.7 | 14.1 | n.p. | 13.1 | 13.6 |
62 | Hypertension –
of females aged 18 years and over | % | 2004–05 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 17.0 | n.p. | 16.2 | 13.8 |
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SERVICES |
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| | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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63 | Hospital separations
(per 1,000 population)(c) | rate | 2003–04 | 294 | 369 | 357 | 359 | 340 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 338 |
64 | Hospital beds (per 1,000 population) | rate | 2003–04 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 4.0 |
65 | Average length of stay in hospital | days | 2003–04 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 3.5 |
66 | Doctors (per 100,000 population) | rate | 2001 | 251 | 252 | 234 | 276 | 232 | 235 | 253 | 287 | 248 |
67 | Residential aged care places (per 1,000 population aged 70 years and over)(g) | no. | 2003–04 | 81.9 | 82.7 | 85.2 | 88.0 | 80.4 | 85.1 | 82.5 | 74.0 | 83.1 |
| Medicare usage | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Average Medicare services processed(h) | | | | | | | | | | |
68 | Per person | no. | 2004–05 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 11.6 |
69 | Per male | no. | 2004–05 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 9.6 |
70 | Per female | no. | 2004–05 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 13.6 |
71 | Proportion of Medicare services used by persons aged 65 years and over | % | 2004–05 | 29.3 | 30.0 | 27.8 | 32.1 | 26.7 | 30.1 | 11.1 | 22.8 | 29.0 |
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EXPENDITURE |
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| | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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72 | Persons with private health insurance | % | 2005 | 44.2 | 42.1 | 40.1 | 43.8 | 46.1 | 42.3 | 31.4 | (i)44.2 | 42.9 |
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(a) Expectation of life is based on three years of data ending in the year shown in the table heading.
(b) Based on deaths registered during the year.
(c) Rates are age-standardised to the Australian population as at 30 June 2001.
(d) Disability estimates for Northern Territory relate to mainly urban areas only.
(e) As a proportion of all children in that age group on the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register.
(f) Rates are calculated for the three year period 2002 to 2004.
(g) Ratios calculated by AIHW from data supplied by DoHA. Place numbers are taken from mainstream residential aged care services and do not include places provided, for example, by the EACH program, Multi Purposes Services or places funded under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Strategy.
(h) Average number of services processed per resident.
(i) The Australian Capital Territory is included in New South Wales.
Reference periods: Data for indicators 1–2 and 7–12 are calculated using the average of three years of data.
Data for indicators 13–16 and 26–47 are for the calendar year.
Data for indicators 17–23 and 51–62 are according to the reference period for the most recent National Health Survey.
Data for indicators 24–25 are according to the reference period for the Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers.
Data for indicators 48–50 are at 31 December.
Data for indicators 63–65 and 67–72 are for the financial year ending 30 June.
Data for indicator 66 as at census night. |