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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 | 1994 | 74.9 | 75.6 | 74.8 | 75.1 | 75.6 | 73.2 | 69.1 | 76.7 | 75 |
| Female life expectancy at birth | years | 1994 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 80.9 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 79.8 | 73.6 | 81.5 | 80.9 |
| Total number of deaths | '000 | 1994 | 44.8 | 32.4 | 21.7 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 126.7 |
| Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1994 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 7.1 |
| Standardised death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1994 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | no. | 1994 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
| Perinatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | no. | 1994 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 14.8 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
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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. | 1994 | 163 | 151 | 173 | 166 | 150 | 174 | 179 | 143 | 161 |
| Cancer standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1994 | 178 | 187 | 177 | 180 | 179 | 198 | 227 | 175 | 181 |
| Road accident standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1994 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 11 |
| Suicide standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1994 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | * * | 11 | 13 |
| AIDS-related standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1994 | 7 | 4 | 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) | % | 1989-90 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| Current smokers (of persons 18 years and over) | % | 1989-90 | 28.8 | 27.6 | 28.4 | 27.8 | 28.1 | 28.8 | 39.8 | 30.3 | 28.4 |
| Acceptable weight (of person 18 years and over) | % | 1989-90 | 48.3 | 48.3 | 47.3 | 46.5 | 48.2 | 48.2 | 40.7 | 52.8 | 48.0 |
| 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. | 1992-93 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| Average length of stay in hospital | days | 1992-93 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 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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| re | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Persons with private health insurance (of population)(a) | % | 1994-95 | 37.2 | 34.3 | 31.3 | 34.3 | 37.3 | 37.3 | 13.8 | na | 35.0 |
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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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