HEALTH, Summary table, NSW |
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| | | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
Health status | |
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| 1. Life expectancy at birth–males(a) | years | 76.4 | 76.9 | 77.3 | 77.7 | 78.0 | 78.5 | 78.6 | nya | |
| 2. Life expectancy at birth–females(a) | years | 81.9 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 83.4 | nya | |
| 3. Self assessed health–excellent or very good(b)(c) | % | na | 52.3 | na | na | na | 55.5 | na | na | |
| 4. Self assessed health–good(b)(c) | % | na | 29.4 | na | na | na | 27.9 | na | na | |
| 5. Self assessed health–fair or poor(b)(c) | % | na | 18.4 | na | na | na | 16.6 | na | na | |
Risk factors | |
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| 6. Current daily smokers(c)(d) | % | na | 24.1 | na | na | na | 22.6 | na | na | |
| 7. Risky or high risk alcohol consumption(c)(d) | % | na | 10.8 | na | na | na | 13.0 | na | na | |
| 8. Sedentary or low exercise level(b)(c) | % | na | 69.0 | na | na | na | 70.6 | na | na | |
| 9. Overweight or obese(b)(c) | % | na | 44.0 | na | na | na | 47.1 | na | na | |
| 10. Children fully immunised at 12–15 months(e) | % | na | 91.1 | 89.9 | 91.0 | 91.0 | 90.6 | 90.1 | 91.5 | |
Health conditions | |
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| Long term conditions(b)(c) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11. Cancer (malignant neoplasms) | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na | 1.3 | na | na | |
| 12. Ischaemic heart disease | % | na | 1.7 | na | na | na | 1.7 | na | na | |
| 13. Diabetes mellitus | % | na | 3.0 | na | na | na | 3.7 | na | na | |
| 14. Asthma | % | na | 11.1 | na | na | na | 9.2 | na | na | |
| 15. High or very high psychological distress(c)(d)(f) | % | na | 12.9 | na | na | na | 12.6 | na | na | |
| 16. Persons with a disability | % | na | na | na | 17.9 | na | na | na | na | |
| 17. Persons with a disability with a profound or severe restriction | % | na | na | na | 5.5 | na | na | na | na | |
| 18. New cases of cancer per 100,000 males(c)(g) | rate | 539.5 | 549.9 | 554.6 | 557.8 | 587.2 | 576.1 | nya | nya | |
| 19. New cases of cancer per 100,000 females(c)(g) | rate | 383.4 | 397.5 | 400.0 | 402.1 | 399.1 | 392.0 | nya | nya | |
| 20. Employment injuries per 100,000 employees | rate | 21.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 15.4 | nya | |
Mortality | |
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| 21. Number of deaths | '000 | 45.4 | 44.6 | 46.4 | 46.1 | 46.4 | 44.9 | 46.0 | nya | |
| 22. Standardised death rate per 1,000 population(h) | rate | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 | nya | |
| 23. Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births | rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | nya | |
| 24. Ischaemic heart disease per 100,000 population(h) | rate | 124.3 | 118.0 | 117.6 | 115.5 | 113.3 | 104.4 | 103.9 | nya | |
| 25. Cancer (malignant neoplasms) per 100,000 population(h) | rate | 163.4 | 169.6 | 169.7 | 170.6 | 175.4 | 176.6 | 176.7 | nya | |
| 26. Cerebrovascular disease per 100,000 population(h) | rate | 60.5 | 57.7 | 60.6 | 60.5 | 58.7 | 53.8 | 54.6 | nya | |
| 27. External causes per 100,000 population(h) | rate | 35.4 | 36.4 | 36.6 | 35.6 | 35.0 | 34.7 | 34.3 | nya | |
Services | |
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| 28. Public hospital beds(i)(j) | no. | 17 754 | 17 534 | 17 402 | 18 085 | 19 408 | 20 731 | 19 780 | nya | |
| 29. Private hospital beds(j) | no. | 6 557 | 6 864 | 6 503 | 6 575 | 6 540 | 6 402 | 6 191 | nya | |
| 30. Average length of stay in public hospital(j)(k) | days | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | nya | |
| 31. Hospital separations per 100,000 population(c) | rate | 29 866 | 30 014 | 30 340 | 30 539 | 30 778 | 31 339 | 31 477 | 32 493 | |
| 32. Persons seeking drug treatment episodes(j) | '000 | na | na | 38.1 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 41.8 | 43.8 | nya | |
Expenditure | |
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| 33. Persons with private health insurance | % | 51.6 | 51.5 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 51.5 | 51.8 | 52.1 | 52.9 | |
| 34. Total health expenditure(j) | $b | 18.8 | 20.7 | 22.2 | 24.3 | 26.5 | 29.2 | 28.7 | nya | |
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| na not available |
| nya not yet available |
| (a) Based on three years of population and deaths data. |
| (b) For persons aged 15 years and over. |
| (c) Age standardised to the 2001 Australian population. |
| (d) Persons aged 18 years and over. |
| (e) Immunised against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, hepatitis b and Haemophilus influenzae type b. |
| (f) Persons with a score of 22 or more on the Kessler 10 questionnaire. |
| (g) Data are revised. |
| (h) Indirect standardised death rate based on standard 2001 Australian population. |
| (i) Due to methodology changes, 2005–06 acute public bed data are not comparable with earlier years. |
| (j) Year ending 30 June. |
| (k) Data for years 1999–2000 and 2000–01 includes the ACT. |
HEALTH, Data sources |
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| Summary table indicators | Chapter tables | |
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| ABS Causes of Death Collection | 21–27 | 3.19–3.21 | |
| ABS National Health Survey | 3–9; 11–15 | 3.2–3.5; 3.11 | |
| ABS National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey | . . | 3.6 | |
| ABS National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing of Adults | . . | 3.10 | |
| ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers | 16–17 | 3.14–3.15 | |
| Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Home and Community Care Program Minimum Data Set (HACC MDS), HACC MDS Annual Bulletins 2002–03 to 2004–05 | . . | 3.26 | |
| Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Services in NSW 2005–06 | 32 | 3.13 | |
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2001, Australian Hospital Statistics 1999–2000 (AIHW cat. no. HSE 14) to
AIHW 2008, Australian Hospital Statistics 2006–07 (AIHW cat. no. HSE 55) | 28–30 | 3.22–3.23 | |
| Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2007, Health Expenditure Australia 2005–06 (AIHW cat. no. HWE 37) | 34 | 3.29 | |
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2004, Mental Health Services in Australia 2001–02 (AIHW cat. no. HSE 31) to
AIHW 2007, Mental Health Services in Australia 2004–05 (AIHW cat. no. HSE 47) | . . | 3.27 | |
| Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), National Drug Strategy Household Survey, 2007 | . . | 3.12 | |
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Perinatal Statistics Unit 2004, Australia's Mothers and Babies
(AIHW cat. no. PER 25) to AIHW National Perinatal Statistics Unit 2007, Australia's Mothers and Babies (AIHW cat. no. PER 40) | . . | 3.7 | |
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), Residential Aged Care in Australia 2000–01 (AIHW cat. no. AGE 22) to
Residential Aged Care in Australia 2005–06 (AIHW cat. no. AGE 54) | . . | 3.25 | |
| Deaths, Australia (cat. no. 3302.0) | 1–2 | . . | |
| NSW Department of Health, NSW Health Annual Reports 2006–07 | . . | 3.8; 3.24 | |
| NSW Department of Health, NSW Inpatient Statistics Collection and ABS population estimates (HOIST), Centre for Epidemiology and Research | 31 | 3.16–3.17 | |
| Private Health Insurance Administration Council <www.phiac.gov.au/statistics/membershipcoverage> | 33 | 3.28 | |
| Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (SCRGSP) 2008, Report on Government Services 2008, Productivity Commission, Canberra | 10 | . . | |
| Tracy E, Baker D, Chen W, Starvou E, Bishop J, Cancer in NSW: Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence, 2005, Sydney: Cancer Institute NSW, November 2007 <http://www.statistics.cancerinstitute.org.au> | 18–19 | 3.9 | |
| WorkCover Authority of NSW, Worker's Compensation Statistical Bulletins 2000–01 to 2005–06 | 20 | 3.18 | |
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| . . not applicable |
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