4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 1998
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HEALTH STATUS
Units Years NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
Life expectancy Male life expectancy at birth years 1996 75.0
75.6
75.1
75.3
75.4
74.1
69.2
76.6
75.2
Female life expectancy at birth years 1996 80.9
81.2
80.9
81.3
81.3
80.0
75.0
81.6
81.1
Mortality Total number of deaths '000 1996 45.1
32.7
22.3
11.6
11.0
3.9
0.8
1.3
128.7
Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) no. 1996 7.3
7.2
6.6
7.8
6.3
8.2
4.3
4.2
7.0
Standardised death rate (per 1,000 population) no. 1996 6.4
6.3
6.4
6.3
6.3
7.2
8.8
6.1
6.4
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) no. 1996 5.8
5.0
6.4
4.9
6.5
4.5
11.5
5.7
5.8
Perinatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths combined) no. 1996 9.6
7.3
8.5
7.5
8.4
8.6
10.6
7.9
8.5
Morbidity and disability (per 1,000 population)(a) Cancer no. 1995 21
18
26
19
21
24
20
19
21
Heart disease no. 1995 29
28
28
27
24
36
*14
27
28
Diabetes no. 1995 20
24
20
27
25
26
25
20
23
Asthma no. 1995 104
112
133
112
115
102
127
112
113
Injury no. 1995 58
56
77
64
76
72
87
76
64
Disability with selected restrictions no. 1993 119
131
139
148
135
139
139
139
131
(a) Rates are age-standardised
Reference periods: All health status data are for the calendar year.
CAUSES OF DEATH
Death rates per 100,000 population - Units Years NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
Leading causes(a) Cancer no. 1996 173
180
180
171
178
198
204
171
177
Coronary heart disease no. 1996 148
137
155
143
139
155
108
134
145
Stroke no. 1996 64
58
62
61
59
67
68
69
61
Selected cancers(a) Male lung cancer no. 1996 52
57
60
52
55
73
92
34
55
Female lung cancer no. 1996 19
20
19
18
22
22
31
15
20
Female breast cancer no. 1996 24
27
24
28
24
21
17
32
25
Prostate cancer no. 1996 33
33
34
31
35
42
19
39
33
Skin cancer no. 1996 8
6
7
5
7
4
8
4
7
Heart disease and diabetes(a) Male coronary heart disease no. 1996 200
186
207
196
189
213
124
188
196
Female coronary heart disease no. 1996 108
99
113
100
100
111
85
95
105
Diabetes mellitus no. 1996 11
19
14
18
17
15
31
12
15
Accidents and suicide Motor vehicle traffic accident(a) no. 1996 9
9
12
12
14
12
36
9
11
Male 15-24 years motor vehicle traffic accident no. 1996 26
28
36
35
40
51
68
33
32
Female 15-24 years motor vehicle traffic accident no. 1996 7
8
8
11
9
21
27
4
8
Suicide(a) no. 1996 13
11
16
12
12
14
19
12
13
Male 15-24 years suicide no. 1996 24
19
39
21
29
21
31
18
25
Female 15-24 years suicide no. 1996 4
5
4
2
5
0
14
8
4
AIDS(a) AIDS-related no. 1996 5
3
2
2
2
* *
* *
* *
3
(a) Rates are age-standardised
Reference periods: All causes of death data are for the calendar year.
RISK FACTORS
Units Years NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT(b)
ACT
Aust.
Immunisation status Children not fully immunised aged 3 months to 6 years (of children 3 months to 6 years) % 1995 46.1
48.8
52.5
50.3
40.7
57.0
46.5
36.5
47.9
Drinking and smoking(a) Male medium/high-risk drinkers (of males 18 years and over) % 1995 10.9
8.9
11.4
10.2
11.4
9.6
24.6
12.2
10.6
Female medium/high-risk drinkers (of females 18 years and over) % 1995 6.4
5.3
6.5
6.4
6.6
4.7
5.9
7.1
6.1
Male current smokers (of males 18 years and over) % 1995 27.1
26.7
29.0
26.6
26.6
27.2
30.2
23.6
27.3
Female current smokers (of females 18 years and over) % 1995 20.0
20.0
21.7
20.0
18.8
24.5
26.0
19.3
20.3
Diet and exercise(a) Male overweight/obese adults (of males 18 years and over) % 1995 62.5
64.6
62.1
64.7
60.5
66.4
58.9
63.1
63.0
Female overweight/obese adults (of females 18 years and over) % 1995 45.3
48.9
43.5
49.4
45.3
53.6
43.5
50.4
46.5
Males who do not exercise for sport, recreation or fitness (of males 18 years and over) % 1995 34.5
34.2
33.8
34.0
29.7
33.8
42.6
22.6
33.7
Females who do not exercise for sport, recreation or fitness (of females 18 years and over) % 1995 37.4
32.4
34.8
34.8
28.5
36.1
34.6
28.0
34.4
High blood pressure(a) Male hypertension (of males 18 years and over) % 1995 17.1
17.1
19.6
18.3
15.6
17.7
17.3
16.9
17.6
Female hypertension (of females 18 years and over) % 1995 14.6
15.0
15.1
17.2
15.6
17.4
9.3
13.7
15.1
(a) Rates are age-standardised.
(b) Risk factor estimates for NT relate to predominantly urban areas.
Reference periods: Immunisation status data are at April. Overweight/obese and hypertension data are for the year ended March 1996.
SERVICES
Units Years NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
Hospital separations (per 1,000 population) no. 1995-96 284
287
296
314
258
265
260
232
285
Hospital beds (per 1,000 population) no. 1995-96 4.1
4.1
4.6
4.9
4.4
4.5
4.1
3.5
4.3
Average length of stay in hospital days 1995-96 4.7
4.1
4.4
4.2
4.0
4.5
4.0
4.0
4.3
Doctors (per 100,000 population) no. 1996 250
237
233
264
221
220
249
259
241
Nursing home and hostel beds (per 1,000 population aged 70 years and over) no. 1995-96 92.5
85.4
95.2
93.6
91.0
86.7
103.1
86.5
90.9
Medicare usage Average Medicare services processed per person(a) no. 1995-96 11.4
10.4
10.3
9.8
9.6
9.4
6.8
9.2
10.5
Average Medicare services processed per male(a) no. 1995-96 9.5
8.6
8.2
8.1
7.9
7.4
5.3
7.5
8.7
Average Medicare services processed per female(a) no. 1995-96 13.3
12.2
12.3
11.5
11.9
11.3
8.4
10.9
12.4
Average Medicare services processed per person aged 65 years and over no. 1995-96 21.7
20.5
19.8
19.2
19.4
17.1
12.7
18.4
20.5
Proportion of Medicare services used by persons aged 65 years and over % 1995-96 23.5
23.9
21.5
26.4
21.3
22.9
6.7
15.2
23.0
(a) Rates are age-standardised.
(b) Risk factor estimates for NT relate to predominantly urban areas.
Reference periods: Services data (except for doctors per 100,000 population which is at census date) are for the year ended 30 June.
EXPENDITURE
Units Years NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
Persons with private health insurance(c) % 1996 34.1
33.5
30.9
34.1
36.9
37.1
25.6
n.a.
33.6
(c) The ACT is included in NSW.
Reference periods: Private health insurance data are at the June quarter.
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