MEDICARE SERVICES
KEY SERIES
AVERAGE NUMBER OF MEDICARE SERVICES PROCESSED PER PERSON (a), all persons
| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 |
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| no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. |
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Males | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.0 | (r)10.2 | 10.8 | 11.2 | (r)11.8 | (r)12.1 | 11.9 |
Females | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 15.6 | (r)16.2 | (r)16.5 | 16.9 |
(r) Series has been revised since previous release. The Department of Health regularly makes minor revisions to Medicare services processed.
(a) Per person calculations based on Medicare services processed, divided by Australian population data reported in ABS Australian Demographic Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0).
Source: Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA), Medicare Statistics, June Quarter 2012. |
RELATED SERIES
MEDICARE SERVICES PROCESSED, PROPORTION PROCESSED FOR PERSONS AGED 65 YEARS AND OVER (a)(b)
| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 |
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| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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Males | 28.7 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 31.6 | 32.2 | 32.7 | 33.3 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 34.6 |
Females | 26.4 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 27.7 | 27.9 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 28.6 | 29.1 | 29.5 |
(a) The Department of Health regularly makes minor revisions to Medicare services processed.
(b) Medicare services processed for males and females 65 years and over, as a proportion of Medicare services processed for total persons for each sex.
Source: Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA), Medicare Statistics, June Quarter 2012. |
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