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State summary tables
HEALTH STATUS
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 | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Male life expectancy at birth | years | 1995 | 74.8 | 75.4 | 75.1 | 75.1 | 75.2 | 73.9 | 68.5 | 76.2 | 75.0 |
| Female life expectancy at birth | years | 1995 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 79.9 | 74.0 | 81.6 | 80.8 |
| Total number of deaths | '000 | 1995 | 44.8 | 32.4 | 20.7 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 125.1 |
| Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1995 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 6.9 |
| Standardised death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1995 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 5.4 | 6.5 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | no. | 1995 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 13.3 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Perinatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live birth and fetal deaths combined) | no. | 1995 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
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CAUSES OF DEATH
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Ischaemic heart disease standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1995 | 157 | 146 | 153 | 147 | 145 | 159 | 129 | 116 | 151 |
| Cancer standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1995 | 176 | 188 | 166 | 171 | 175 | 197 | 210 | 168 | 178 |
| Road accident standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1995 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 7 | 11 |
| Suicide standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1995 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
| AIDS-related standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1995 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | * * | * * | * * | 4 |
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RISK FACTORS
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| High-risk drinkers (of persons 18 years and over) | % | 1995 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Current smokers (of persons 18 years and over) | % | 1995 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 25.3 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 32.4 | 22.8 | 23.7 |
| Acceptable weight (of person 18 years and over) | % | 1995 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 51.0 | 46.9 | 51.2 | 49.6 | 47.3 | 55.6 | 50.0 |
| Fully immunised children aged 3 months to 6 years (of all children 3 months to 6 years) | % | 1995 | 53.9 | 51.2 | 47.5 | 49.7 | 59.3 | 43.0 | 53.5 | 63.5 | 52.1 |
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SERVICES
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Average Medicare services processed per person | no. | 1994-95 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 10.4 |
| Acute hospital beds per 1,000 population | no. | 1994-95 | p4.1 | p4.1 | p4.5 | p4.9 | p4.2 | p4.4 | p4.0 | p3.3 | p4.3 |
| Average length of stay in hospital | days | 1994-95 | p4.2 | p4.1 | p4.2 | p4.8 | p4.1 | p4.8 | p4.4 | p3.8 | p4.2 |
| Doctors (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1991 | 239 | 235 | 212 | 256 | 206 | 204 | 210 | 238 | 230 |
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EXPENDITURE
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Persons with private health insurance (of population)(a) | % | 1995 | 37.2 | r34.2 | 31.3 | 34.3 | 37.3 | 37.3 | 13.8 | n.a. | r34.9 |
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(a) The Australian Capital Territory is included in New South Wales. The Northern Territory figure is understated because some funds include Northern Territory members in other States.
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