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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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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(a) Rates are age-standardised
Reference periods: All health status data are for the calendar year.
CAUSES OF DEATH
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Death rates per 100,000 population - | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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AIDS(a) | | | | | | | | | | | |
AIDS-related | no. | 1996 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | * * | * * | * * | 3 |
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(a) Rates are age-standardised
Reference periods: All causes of death data are for the calendar year.
RISK FACTORS
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(b) | ACT | Aust. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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(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
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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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 |
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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 |
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(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
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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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 |
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(c) The ACT is included in NSW.
Reference periods: Private health insurance data are at the June quarter.
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