State summary tables
HEALTH STATUS
 | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
| Male life expectancy at birth | years | 1993 | 74.8 | 75.4 | 75.1 | 75.0 | 75.1 | 73.9 | 69.2 | 76.2 | 75.0 |
| Female life expectancy at birth | years | 1993 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 81.0 | 80.5 | 81.2 | 80.1 | 73.8 | 82.3 | 80.9 |
| Total number of deaths | '000 | 1993 | 43.1 | 31.2 | 20.0 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 121.6 |
| Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1993 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 6.9 |
| Standardised death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1993 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | no. | 1993 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 15.3 | 4.3 | 6.1 |
| Perinatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | no. | 1993 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 19.3 | 7.2 | 8.2 |
CAUSES OF DEATH
| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
| Ischaemic heart disease death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1993 | 178 | 164 | 166 | 199 | 149 | 174 | 54 | 75 | 168 |
| Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1993 | 191 | 194 | 172 | 203 | 167 | 196 | 94 | 116 | 185 |
| Road accident death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1993 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 11 |
| Suicide death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1993 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
| AIDS related death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1993 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
RISK FACTORS
| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
| 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 six years (of six year olds) | % | 1989-90 | 64.7 | 67.0 | 76.4 | 68.8 | 73.2 | 61.8 | 71.7 | 72.2 | 68.7 |
SERVICES
| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
| Average Medicare services processed per person | no. | 1993-94 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 10.1 |
| 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 |
EXPENDITURE
| expenditure | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
| Persons with private health insurance (of population) | % | 1992 | 50.0 | 46.6 | 38.3 | 54.4 | 53.3 | 50.0 | 44.7 | 53.7 | 47.8 |
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