State summary tables
HEALTH STATUS
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 | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Male life expectancy at birth | years | 1994 | 74.9 | 75.6 | 74.8 | 75.1 | 75.6 | 73.2 | 69.1 | 76.7 | 75 |
| Female life expectancy at birth | years | 1994 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 80.9 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 79.8 | 73.6 | 81.5 | 80.9 |
| Total number of deaths | '000 | 1994 | 44.8 | 32.4 | 21.7 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 126.7 |
| Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1994 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 7.1 |
| Standardised death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1994 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | no. | 1994 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
| Perinatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | no. | 1994 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 14.8 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
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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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Ischaemic heart disease
standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1994 | 163 | 151 | 173 | 166 | 150 | 174 | 179 | 143 | 161 |
| Cancer standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1994 | 178 | 187 | 177 | 180 | 179 | 198 | 227 | 175 | 181 |
| Road accident standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1994 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 11 |
| Suicide standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1994 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | * * | 11 | 13 |
| AIDS-related standardised death rate (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1994 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | * * | * * | * * | 4 |
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RISK FACTORS
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 | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| High risk drinkers (of persons 18 years and over) | % | 1989-90 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| Current smokers (of persons 18 years and over) | % | 1989-90 | 28.8 | 27.6 | 28.4 | 27.8 | 28.1 | 28.8 | 39.8 | 30.3 | 28.4 |
| Acceptable weight (of person 18 years and over) | % | 1989-90 | 48.3 | 48.3 | 47.3 | 46.5 | 48.2 | 48.2 | 40.7 | 52.8 | 48.0 |
| Fully immunised children aged 3 months to 6 years (of all children 3 months to 6 years) | % | 1995 | 53.9 | 51.2 | 47.5 | 49.7 | 59.3 | 43.0 | 53.5 | 63.5 | 52.1 |
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SERVICES
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 | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Average Medicare services processed per person | no. | 1994-95 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 10.4 |
| Acute hospital beds per 1,000 population | no. | 1992-93 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| Average length of stay in hospital | days | 1992-93 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Doctors (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1991 | 239 | 235 | 212 | 256 | 206 | 204 | 210 | 238 | 230 |
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EXPENDITURE
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| re | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Persons with private health insurance (of population)(a) | % | 1994-95 | 37.2 | 34.3 | 31.3 | 34.3 | 37.3 | 37.3 | 13.8 | na | 35.0 |
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(a) The Australian Capital Territory is included in New South Wales. The Northern Territory figure is understated because some funds include Northern Territory members in other states.
This page last updated 22 January 2006