National summary tables
HEALTH STATUS
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 | Units | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
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| Male life expectancy at birth | years | 72.3 | 72.8 | 73 | 73.1 | 73.3 | 73.9 | 74.4 | 74.5 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 |
| Female life expectancy at birth | years | 78.8 | 79.1 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 79.6 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 80.8 |
| Total number of deaths | '000 | 118.8 | 115.0 | 117.3 | 119.9 | 124.2 | 120.1 | 119.1 | 123.7 | 121.6 | 126.7 | 125.1 |
| Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Standardised death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | no. | 10.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| Perinatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths combined) | no. | 11.8 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
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CAUSES OF DEATH
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| Units | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
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| Ischaemic heart disease standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 225 | 213 | 208 | 199 | 200 | 186 | 175 | 177 | 162 | 161 | 151 |
| Cancer standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 186 | 182 | 180 | 184 | 183 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 180 | 181 | 178 |
| Motor vehicle traffic accident standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Suicide standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| AIDS-related standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
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RISK FACTORS
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| Units | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
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| Alcohol: apparent consumption per person per day | mls | 31.5 | 31.8 | 30.4 | r30.7 | r30.2 | r29.9 | r28.6 | r28.1 | r26.5 | r27.3 | r27.0 |
| Tobacco: apparent consumption per person per day | grams | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Total fats: apparent consumption per person per day | grams | 57.5 | 57.4 | 56.3 | 55.8 | 55.4 | 54.5 | 53.7 | 53.7 | 52.2 | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
| Fully immunised children aged 3 months to 6 years (of all children 3 months to 6 years) | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 54.1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 52.1 |
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Reference periods: Risk factor data are for the year ended 30 June.
SERVICES
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| Units | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
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| Average Medicare services processed per person | no. | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.8 | r10.1 | 10.4 |
| Acute hospital beds per 1,000 population | no. | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | p4.3 |
| Average length of stay in hospital | days | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | p4.2 |
| Doctors (per 100,000 population) | no. | n.a. | 210 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 230 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
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Reference periods: Services data, except doctors per 100,000 population, are for the year ended 30 June.
EXPENDITURE
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| Units | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
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| Persons with private health insurance (of population) | % | 47.7 | 48.8 | 48.3 | 47.0 | 45.5 | 44.5 | 43.7 | 41.0 | 39.5 | 37.2 | r34.9 |
| Total health expenditure per person per year (1989-90 prices) | $ | 1,458 | 1,521 | 1,571 | r1603 | 1,661 | 1,700 | 1,714 | r1743 | r1791 | r1837 | p1890 |
| Total health expenditure as a proportion of GDP | % | r7.6 | r7.7 | r8.0 | r7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | r8.2 | r8.6 | r8.6 | r8.5 | p8.4 |
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Reference periods: Expenditure data are for the year ended 30 June.
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