Overview

Men and women have distinct health and welfare needs and concerns related to their gender and biological sex. This is illustrated by different rates of injury, illness and mortality; different attitudes towards health and other risks; the way each group uses health services; and differences in their health outcomes and wellbeing.

More reports and statistics on women can be found under Mothers & babies.

Latest findings

Around 1 in 9 women born in 1973–78 were diagnosed with endometriosis by age 40–44 Around 15 of every 1,000 hospitalisations among females aged 15–44 in 2016–17 were endometriosis-related Nearly 4 in 5 (79%) endometriosis-related hospitalisations in 2016–17 were among females aged 15–44 Opportunities exist to enhance and develop FGM/C data and metadata, particularly in relation to service provision There were around 34,200 endometriosis-related hospitalisations in 2016–17 There were 477 hospitalisations recorded, from 2015-16 to 2017-18, where FGM/C was an additional diagnosis.

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Highlights

Femalesborn in 2014–16 can expect to live 4.2 years longer than males—84.6 years compared with 80.4 years
47%of women and 42% of men aged 18–64 were inactive or insufficiently active in 2014–15
2 in 3people in permanent residential aged care in 2014 were women
Malesaccounted for 62% of premature deaths in 2016
52%of females reported having 1 or more of the 8 selected chronic diseases in 2014–15, compared with 48% of males
30.5 yearswas the average age of all women who gave birth in 2016, up from 29.8 years in 2006
85%of domestic violence in 2012 was perpetrated against women
Suicide ratewas 2 times as high among ex-serving men aged 18–24 compared with all Australian men of the same age