On an average day in our health

  • 850 babies are born
  • 440 people die
  • 380 people are diagnosed with cancer
  • 170 people have a heart attack
  • 100 people have a stroke
  • 14 people are newly diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease
  • 1,300 people are hospitalised due to an injury
  • 8 women and 2 men are hospitalised due to assault by a spouse or domestic partner

Note: The ‘average day’ value is the year total divided by 365.