Australia's health 2018

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Release Date: 20 Jun 2018

Author: AIHW

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018. Australia's health 2018. Cat. no. AUS 221. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Australia's health 2018. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's health 2018. AIHW, 2018.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's health 2018. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Australia's health 2018, AIHW, Canberra.

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Australia's health 2018 is the AIHW’s 16th biennial report on the health of Australians. It examines a wide range of contemporary topics in a series of analytical feature articles and short statistical snapshots. The report also summarises the performance of the health system against an agreed set of indicators.

Australia’s health 2018: in brief is a companion report to Australia’s health 2018.

ISSN: 1032-6138
ISBN: 978-1-76054-319-8
Cat. no: AUS 221
Pages: 570

Findings from this report:

Half of us have a chronic condition and these conditions are responsible for most deaths
In 2015–16, Australia spent $170 billion on health
80.4 years was the life expectancy for a boy born in 2016 and 84.6 years for a girl
In 2016, the leading cause of death for males was heart disease, and dementia and Alzheimer disease for females

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