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National summary tables
HEALTH STATUS
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 | Units | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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| Male life expectancy at birth | years | 72.5 | r72.3 | r72.8 | r73.0 | 73.1 | 73.3 | 73.9 | 74.4 | 74.5 | 75.0 | 75.0 |
| Female life expectancy at birth | years | 79.0 | 78.8 | r79.1 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 79.6 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 80.9 | 80.9 |
| Total number of deaths | '000 | 109.9 | 118.8 | 115.0 | 117.3 | 119.9 | 124.2 | 120.1 | 119.1 | 123.7 | 121.6 | 126.7 |
| Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Standardised death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | r7.9 | r8.2 | r7.6 | r7.6 | r7.5 | r7.6 | r7.2 | r6.9 | r6.9 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | no. | 9.2 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| Perinatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | no. | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 |
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CAUSES OF DEATH
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| Units | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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| Ischaemic heart disease standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 220 | 225 | 213 | 208 | 199 | 200 | 186 | 175 | 177 | 162 | 161 |
| Cancer standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 178 | 186 | 182 | 180 | 184 | 183 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 180 | 181 |
| Road accident standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Suicide standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| AIDS-related standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | na | na | na | na | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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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 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 29.2 | 28.0 | 26.9 | 26.0 | p27.0 | p26.9 |
| 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 | nya |
| 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 | nya | nya |
| Fully immunised children aged 3 months to 6 years (of all children 3 months to 6 years) | % | na | na | na | na | na | 54.1 | na | na | na | na | 52.1 |
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Reference periods: Risk factor data are for the year ended 30 June.
SERVICES
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| Units | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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| Average Medicare services processed per person | no. | na | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Acute hospital beds per 1,000 population | no. | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Average length of stay in hospital | days | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| Doctors (per 100,000 population) | no. | na | na | 210 | na | na | na | na | 230 | na | na | na |
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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 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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| Persons with private health insurance (of population) | % | 50.0 | 47.7 | 48.8 | 48.3 | 47.0 | 45.5 | 44.5 | 43.7 | 41.0 | 39.5 | 37.2 |
| Total health expenditure per person per year (1989-90 prices) | $ | 1,420 | 1,458 | 1,521 | 1,571 | r1,604 | r1,661 | r1,700 | r1,714 | r1,744 | r1,790 | 1,835 |
| Total health expenditure as a proportion of GDP (1989-90 prices) | % | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | r7.7 | r7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | r8.3 | r8.3 | 8.2 |
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Reference periods: Expenditure data are for the year ended 30 June.
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