HEALTH STATUS |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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Life expectancy | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male life expectancy at birth | years | 1999 | 76.1 | 76.7 | 76.0 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 75.4 | 70.6 | 77.9 | 76.2 |
Female life expectancy at birth | years | 1999 | 81.7 | 82.0 | 81.7 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 80.7 | 75.1 | 81.8 | 81.8 |
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Mortality | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total number of deaths | '000 | 1999 | 45.2 | 31.9 | 22.8 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 128.1 |
Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) | rate | 1999 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 6.8 |
Standardised death rate (per 1,000 population) | rate | 1999 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | rate | 1999 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Perinatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths combined) | rate | 1999 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 16.1 | 11.7 | 8.5 |
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Morbidity and disability (per 1,000 population)(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cancer | % | 1995 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
Heart disease | % | 1995 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | *1.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
Diabetes | % | 1995 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
Asthma | % | 1995 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 11.3 |
Injury | % | 1995 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.4 |
Disability with specific restrictions(b) | % | 1998 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 17.8 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
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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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Leading causes(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cancer | rate | 1999 | 162 | 166 | 169 | 161 | 169 | 180 | 209 | 160 | 166 |
Ischaemic heart disease | rate | 1999 | 126 | 112 | 137 | 119 | 113 | 128 | 142 | 103 | 122 |
Stroke | rate | 1999 | 56 | 48 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 54 | 65 | 53 | 53 |
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Selected cancers(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male lung cancer | rate | 1999 | 50 | 48 | 53 | 49 | 55 | 52 | 70 | 33 | 50 |
Female lung cancer | rate | 1999 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 32 | 17 | 19 |
Female breast cancer | rate | 1999 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 45 | 23 | 22 |
Prostate cancer | rate | 1999 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 32 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
Skin cancer | rate | 1999 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
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Heart disease and diabetes(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ischaemic heart disease | rate | 1999 | 171 | 150 | 178 | 163 | 151 | 173 | 190 | 132 | 164 |
Female ischaemic heart disease | rate | 1999 | 91 | 82 | 102 | 84 | 82 | 95 | 89 | 80 | 89 |
Diabetes mellitus | rate | 1999 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 10 | 14 |
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Accidents and suicide | | | | | | | | | | | |
Motor vehicle traffic accident(b) | rate | 1999 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 9 |
Male 15-24 years motor vehicle traffic accident(c) | rate | 1999 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 32 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 26 |
Female 15-24 years motor vehicle traffic accident(c) | rate | 1999 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 8 |
Suicide(b) | rate | 1999 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Male 15-24 years suicide(c) | rate | 1999 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 30 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 23 |
Female 15-24 years suicide(c) | rate | 1999 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 5 |
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AIDS(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
AIDS-related(d) | rate | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 |
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RISK FACTORS |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | 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(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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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) | rate | 1998-99 | 276 | 299 | 318 | 318 | 298 | 259 | 348 | 265 | 295 |
Hospital beds (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1998-99 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
Average length of stay in hospital | days | 1998-99 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Doctors (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1996 | 250 | 237 | 233 | 264 | 221 | 220 | 249 | 259 | 241 |
Residential aged care places (per 1,000 population aged 70 years and over) | no. | 1998-99 | 85.6 | 81.4 | 90.0 | 87.7 | 86.8 | 85.0 | 93.0 | 83.6 | 85.7 |
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Medicare usage | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average Medicare services processed per person(b) | no. | 1998-99 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 10.6 |
Average Medicare services processed per male(b) | no. | 1998-99 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 8.7 |
Average Medicare services processed per female(b) | no. | 1998-99 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 12.4 |
Average Medicare services processed per person aged 65 years and over | no. | 1998-99 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 18.7 | 12.9 | 19.5 | 21.9 |
Proportion of Medicare services used by persons aged 65 years and over | % | 1998-99 | 25.1 | 25.7 | 23.0 | 27.9 | 22.2 | 25.4 | 7.6 | 17.4 | 24.6 |
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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(e) | % | 1999 | 30.9 | 29.7 | 28.7 | 31.2 | 35.0 | 33.3 | 23.9 | n.a. | 30.6 |
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