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Australia's hospitals at a glance

In 2020–21, hospitals accounted for 41% ($89.7 billion) of all health expenditure In 2020–21, there were 11.8 million hospitalisations (418 per 1,000 population) In 2021–22, there were 8.79 million presentations to emergency departments – 339.1 presentations per 1,000 population In 2020–21, 46.8 million services were provided in public hospital outpatient (non-admitted patient) clinics

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Indigenous Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Clearinghouse

Information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s wellbeing, mental health and suicide prevention.

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National survey about alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs currently in the field

In mid-2022, the AIHW will manage the fieldwork for its National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS).

The survey is a national household survey of randomly selected persons aged 14 years and over living in residential dwellings. The fieldwork is being conducted by Roy Morgan. The survey started in 1985 and is held every 3 years. The 2022 survey is the 14th in the series.

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New COVID-19 linked data release

This will be the first release by the AIHW of it's COVID-19 linked data set.

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