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 | 2000 | 76.4 | 77.1 | 76.4 | 76.6 | 76.9 | 75.7 | 70.3 | 78.3 | 76.6 |
Female life expectancy at birth | years | 2000 | 81.9 | 82.3 | 81.9 | 82.3 | 82.6 | 81.2 | 75.2 | 82.3 | 82.0 |
Males surviving to 50 years | % | 1998-2000 | 94.0 | 94.5 | 93.9 | 94.0 | 93.9 | 93.6 | 87.2 | 95.2 | 94.0 |
Females surviving to 50 years | % | 1998-2000 | 96.8 | 96.8 | 96.6 | 96.8 | 96.9 | 96.7 | 92.2 | 97.1 | 96.7 |
Males surviving to 70 years | % | 1998-2000 | 75.8 | 77.4 | 75.8 | 76.4 | 77.2 | 74.6 | 61.4 | 80.4 | 76.3 |
Females surviving to 70 years | % | 1998-2000 | 86.0 | 86.7 | 85.9 | 86.1 | 86.8 | 84.7 | 71.5 | 86.8 | 86.1 |
Males surviving to 85 years | % | 1998-2000 | 30.5 | 32.4 | 31.2 | 31.1 | 32.4 | 28.4 | 20.5 | 35.5 | 31.2 |
Females surviving to 85 years | % | 1998-2000 | 49.6 | 50.8 | 50.0 | 50.8 | 51.9 | 46.9 | 31.7 | 50.8 | 50.2 |
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Mortality | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total number of deaths | '000 | 2000 | 45.4 | 32.0 | 22.4 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 128.3 |
Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) | rate | 2000 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 6.7 |
Standardised death rate (per 1,000 population) | rate | 2000 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | rate | 2000 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
Perinatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths combined) | rate | 2000 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 14.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
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Morbidity and disability prevalence(b) (% of State/Territory population) | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | % | 1995 | 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) (Death rates per 100,000 population) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cancer | rate | 2000 | 161 | 164 | 165 | 162 | 164 | 187 | 220 | 151 | 164 |
Ischaemic heart disease | rate | 2000 | 117 | 103 | 123 | 118 | 103 | 117 | 141 | 104 | 113 |
Stroke | rate | 2000 | 56 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 51 |
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Selected cancers(b) (Death rates per 100,000 population) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male lung cancer | rate | 2000 | 47 | 45 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 72 | 28 | 48 |
Female lung cancer | rate | 2000 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 38 | 21 | 20 |
Female breast cancer | rate | 2000 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 22 |
Prostate cancer | rate | 2000 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 34 | 17 | 26 | 29 |
Skin cancer | rate | 2000 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 5 |
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Heart disease and diabetes(b) (Death rates per 100,000 population) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ischaemic heart disease | rate | 2000 | 155 | 139 | 155 | 160 | 140 | 157 | 185 | 122 | 150 |
Female ischaemic heart disease | rate | 2000 | 87 | 75 | 96 | 85 | 73 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 84 |
Diabetes mellitus | rate | 2000 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 9 | 13 |
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Accidents (Death rates per 100,000 population) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Motor vehicle traffic accident(b) | rate | 2000 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 9 |
Male 15-24 years motor vehicle traffic accident(c) | rate | 2000 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 37 | 34 | 43 | 72 | 15 | 26 |
Female 15-24 years motor vehicle traffic accident(c) | rate | 2000 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 9 |
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Suicide(Death rates per 100,000 population) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Suicide(b) | rate | 2000 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 12 |
Male suicide | rate | 2000 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 33 | 16 | 19 |
Female suicide | rate | 2000 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Male 15-24 years suicide | rate | 2000 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 19 |
Female 15-24 years suicide | rate | 2000 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
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Drugs (Death rates per 100,000 population) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Drug induced | rate | 2000 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Male drug induced | rate | 2000 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
Female drug induced | rate | 2000 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
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AIDS(b) (Death rates per 100,000 population) | | | | | | | | | | | |
AIDS-related | rate | 2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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RISK FACTORS |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(e) | 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 | 1999-2000 | 274 | 306 | 323 | 309 | 322 | 258 | 290 | 360 | 298 |
Hospital beds (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1999-2000 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Average length of stay in hospital | days | 1999-2000 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
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. | 1999-2000 | 83.9 | 79.9 | 88.3 | 84.7 | 85.3 | 83.3 | 83.7 | 89.2 | 83.8 |
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Medicare usage | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average Medicare services processed per person(b) | no. | 1999-2000 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 10.6 |
Average Medicare services processed per male(b) | no. | 1999-2000 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 8.6 |
Average Medicare services processed per female(b) | no. | 1999-2000 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 12.4 |
Average Medicare services processed per person aged 65 years and over | no. | 1999-2000 | 23.7 | 22.9 | 22.2 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 19.0 | 13.4 | 20.1 | 22.5 |
Proportion of Medicare services used by persons aged 65 years and over | % | 1999-2000 | 25.8 | 26.2 | 23.7 | 28.9 | 22.8 | 25.9 | 8.1 | 18.6 | 25.3 |
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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(d) | % | 2000 | 44.8 | 42.1 | 40.3 | 43.5 | 44.2 | 43.4 | 34.9 | n.a. | 43.0 |
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