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State summary tables
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 | 1997 | 75.4 | 75.8 | 75.4 | 75.7 | 75.7 | 74.8 | 70.0 | 77.1 | 75.6 |
Female life expectancy at birth | years | 1997 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.3 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 80.1 | 74.7 | 81.3 | 81.3 |
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Mortality | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total number of deaths | '000 | 1997 | 45.6 | 33.3 | 21.9 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 129.4 |
Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1997 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 7.0 |
Standardised death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1997 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 |
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | no. | 1997 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
Perinatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths combined) | no. | 1997 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 15.5 | 6.6 | 9.2 |
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Morbidity and disability (per 100 population)(b) |
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(b) | % | 1998 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 17.8 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
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(a) Morbidity and disability estimates for Northern Territory relate to mainly urban areas only.
(b) Rates are age-standardised.
Reference periods: All health status data are for the calendar year.
CAUSES OF DEATH
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Death rates per 100,000 population - | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Leading causes(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cancer | no. | 1997 | 167 | 176 | 169 | 169 | 171 | 182 | 207 | 158 | 171 |
Ischaemic heart disease | no. | 1997 | 141 | 132 | 147 | 136 | 119 | 142 | 164 | 124 | 137 |
Stroke | no. | 1997 | 59 | 52 | 56 | 57 | 52 | 62 | 96 | 63 | 56 |
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Selected cancers(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male lung cancer | no. | 1997 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 30 | 52 |
Female lung cancer | no. | 1997 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 41 | 22 | 19 |
Female breast cancer | no. | 1997 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 |
Prostate cancer | no. | 1997 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 29 |
Skin cancer | no. | 1997 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
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Heart disease and diabetes(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ischaemic heart disease | no. | 1997 | 184 | 175 | 195 | 185 | 162 | 198 | 194 | 182 | 182 |
Female ischaemic heart disease | no. | 1997 | 106 | 98 | 106 | 98 | 85 | 101 | 134 | 80 | 101 |
Diabetes mellitus | no. | 1997 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 37 | 13 | 14 |
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Accidents and suicide | | | | | | | | | | | |
Motor vehicle traffic accident(b) | no. | 1997 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 10 |
Male 15-24 years motor vehicle traffic accident(c) | no. | 1997 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 26 | 38 | * * | * * | * * | 29 |
Female 15-24 years motor vehicle traffic accident(c) | no. | 1997 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 12 | * * | * * | * * | 10 |
Suicide(a) | no. | 1997 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 15 |
Male 15-24 years suicide(c) | no. | 1997 | 31 | 30 | 37 | 29 | 25 | * * | * * | * * | 31 |
Female 15-24 years suicide(c) | no. | 1997 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | * * | * * | * * | 7 |
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AIDS(b) | | | | | | | | | | | |
AIDS-related | no. | 1997 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | * * | 2 | * * | 2 |
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(b) Rates are age-standardised.
(c) Data for Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory are not available as numbers are too low for reliable rates.
Reference periods: All causes of death data are for the calendar year.
RISK FACTORS
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | 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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(a) Risk factor estimates for NT relate to mainly urban areas only.
(b) Rates are age-standardised.
Reference periods: Immunisation status data are at April. Overweight/obese and hypertension data are for the year ended March 1996.
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) | no. | 1996-97 | 282 | 297 | 300 | 320 | 266 | 277 | 261 | 238 | 289 |
Hospital beds (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1996-97 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
Average length of stay in hospital | days | 1996-97 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
Doctors (per 100,000 population) | no. | 1996 | 250 | 237 | 233 | 264 | 221 | 220 | 249 | 259 | 241 |
Nursing home and hostel beds (per 1,000 population aged 70 years and over) | no. | 1996-97 | 89.0 | 84.7 | 95.0 | 90.6 | 91.4 | 88.0 | 102.8 | 87.3 | 89.2 |
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Medicare usage | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average Medicare services processed per person(b) | no. | 1996-97 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 10.5 |
Average Medicare services processed per male(b) | no. | 1996-97 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 8.7 |
Average Medicare services processed per female(b) | no. | 1996-97 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 12.4 |
Average Medicare services processed per person aged 65 years and over | no. | 1996-97 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 17.8 | 12.3 | 19.1 | 20.9 |
Proportion of Medicare services used by persons aged 65 years and over | % | 1996-97 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 22.2 | 27.1 | 21.1 | 23.7 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 23.6 |
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(b) Rates are age-standardised.
Reference periods: Services data (except for doctors per 100,000 population which is at census date) are for the year ended 30 June.
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) | % | 1997 | 32.1 | 31.4 | 30.0 | 32.8 | 35.2 | 34.9 | 24.4 | n.a. | 31.9 |
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(d) The ACT is included in NSW.
Reference periods: Private health insurance data are at the June quarter.
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