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Australia's health 2022

Australia’s health 2022 is AIHW’s 18th biennial flagship report on health. It explores topical health issues and brings together multiple data sources to serve as a report card on the health of Australians.

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Health system overview

(2 days ago) WebThe complex structure of Australia’s health system is reflected in its funding arrangements. The health system is funded by Australian and state and territory …

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Australia's health 2022: in brief

(9 days ago) WebLatest edition. Australia’s health 2022: in brief presents a holistic summary of health in Australia with key findings on the health system, the health of Australians and …

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Australia's health 2020: in brief

(9 days ago) WebAustralia’s health 2020: in brief presents highlights from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s 17th biennial report on the nation’s health. It tells the …

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Health promotion and health protection

(6 days ago) WebOn 25 March 2022, a ‘winter booster’ became available to those at greatest risk of severe illness from COVID-19 (Department of Health 2022). For up-to-date …

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Social determinants of health

(9 days ago) WebThe World Health Organization (WHO) describes social determinants as ‘the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in which …

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Australia’s health 2020: data insights

(4 days ago) WebAustralia’s health 2020: data insights examines issues related to health and health systems. It underscores both the importance of data, and of building the evidence …

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Australia's children

(9 days ago) WebGood health influences how children feel and go about their everyday lives because health can affect participation in family life, schooling, social and sporting …

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Cancer in Australia 2021

(1 days ago) WebLatest edition. Cancer is a major cause of illness and death in Australia. In 2021 it is estimated that about 151,000 Australians will be diagnosed with cancer (413 …

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Health across socioeconomic groups

(4 days ago) WebGenerally, people in lower socioeconomic groups are at greater risk of poor health, have higher rates of illness, disability and death, and live shorter lives than …

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1.1 What is health

(3 days ago) WebThe World Health Organization’s definition of health is broader and more multidimensional—namely, ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social well being …

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Digital health snapshot

(4 days ago) WebDigital health is important to empower health care users and providers to better manage health outcomes, as well as strengthen data systems across the health …

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Infectious and communicable diseases

(6 days ago) WebAlmost 702,000 cases of notifiable diseases were reported to the NNDSS in 2021. Four diseases accounted for 89% of notifications to Australian health authorities in …

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Indigenous health and wellbeing

(1 days ago) WebIn 2018–19, based on self-reported survey responses, an estimated 24% of Indigenous Australians reported having a diagnosed mental health or behavioural …

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Australia's health 2018: in brief

(9 days ago) WebOne in 2 (50%) Australians are estimated to have at least 1 of 8 selected common chronic conditions: cancer, cardiovascular disease, mental health conditions, …

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Dementia in Australia

(6 days ago) Web67% of people with dementia live in the community. Based on the AIHW estimates, there are an estimated 267,700 people with dementia living in the community …

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Chronic respiratory conditions

(2 days ago) WebChronic respiratory conditions. Asthma expenditure on medication was over 4 times the proportion for total expenditure (51% compared with 12%) In 2022, COPD was the 4th …

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Prevalence and impact of mental illness

(4 days ago) WebAlmost 1 in 7 (14%) children and adolescents aged 4–17 years are estimated to have experienced a mental illness in the previous 12 months. 5% or 800,000 people …

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Social isolation and loneliness

(2 days ago) WebSocial isolation and loneliness can be harmful to both mental and physical health. They are considered substantial health and wellbeing issues in Australia …

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COVID-19 and the impact on young people

(2 days ago) WebThe social determinants of health and wellbeing are all connected and interact on many different levels. This means that many of the effects of COVID-19 could …

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Understanding welfare and wellbeing

(6 days ago) WebThe World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’ …

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High blood pressure

(3 days ago) WebBased on measured data from the 2017–18 Australian Bureau of Statistics National Health Survey, about 1 in 3 people aged 18 and over (34%) have high blood …

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BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2023

(2 days ago) Web48% of women in the targeted age group of 50–74 participated in the BreastScreen Australia in 2020–2021, with around 1.7 million screening. Breast cancer mortality has decreased …

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Community attitudes

(7 days ago) WebThe data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from health workers (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident …

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Educator attitudes

(2 days ago) WebThe data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of responses from educators (aged 18 and over) that were positive on being disability confident and …

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Employer attitudes

(2 days ago) WebThis measure is part of the Employer attitudes to employing people with disability priority of the Strategy. This priority is about helping more employers …

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