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Hospitalisations for a condition where an admission to hospital could have potentially been prevented through the provision of an appropriate individualised preventative health intervention and early disease management, usually delivered in primary care and community-based care settings are a burden on the Australian hospital system. We provide a geographic analysis of the variation in rates of these types of hospitalisations seeking to know how consistent they are over time across Australian states and territories as outlined in this fact sheet.
- Released: July 2021
Hospitalisations for a condition where an admission to hospital could have potentially been prevented through the provision of an appropriate individualised preventative health intervention and early disease management, usually delivered in primary care and community-based care settings are a burden on the Australian hospital system. This fact sheet provides an overview of a geographic analysis of the variation in rates of these types of hospitalisations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people seeking to know how consistent they are over time across Australian states and territories.
- Released: September 2021
Small area population estimates
This factsheet describes the process used to prepare populations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (referred to as Indigenous) people by Indigenous Area (IARE) and age group over the years 2001 to 2016. These populations were used to prepare the rates for Indigenous (and non-Indigenous) deaths published as revised rates in the Closing the Gap Time Series Atlas.
They will also be used as the denominator population for other indicators.
- Released: July 2021
Socioeconomic status and remoteness
Disease-focused
There were over 600,000 cases of cancer (excluding basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma) reported in Australia from 2010 to 2014. The socioeconomic distribution of cancer varies greatly by cancer type. However, the impact of cancer through premature mortality follows a strong socioeconomic gradient regardless of type of cancer, as outlined in this factsheet.
- Released: July 2021
Unemployment benefits and the social gradient under COVID-19
Substantial social gradient in unemployment remains despite reports to the contrary, this fact sheet explores how this occurred.
- Released: October 2020
Long-term health conditions
The release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics of data from the 2021 Census of Population and Housing for long-term health conditions provides the opportunity to examine variations in the number and type of conditions. The following atlases describe these conditions for the whole Australian population, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and by Indigenous status.
- Released: June 2023
- Released: June 2023
- Released: July 2023
- Released: November 2023
Mortality
Deaths from COVID-19: largely an eastern states and older person phenomenon
This Fact sheet describes the demographic and socioeconomic profile of people who have died from COVID, using preliminary data supplied by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for deaths due to COVID-19 registered in Australia over the period from March 2020 to May 2022. It reveals details of variations in deaths by wave of the pandemic, by state and, for the overseas born, by country of birth.
- Released: August 2022
Potential Years of Life Lost: variations by age, socioeconomic disadvantage and remoteness
Potential years of life lost (PYLL) is a measure of the sum of the potential years of life lost from deaths at 15 years (60 years), 45 years (30 years) and so on, assuming those dying at those ages had all lived to 74 years of age. As such, it is an important measure of the mortality burden and is sometimes used as an indicator of the social and economic impact of premature deaths. When analysed by geographical area, it shows the extent of inequality in the burden of these premature deaths borne across Australia
- Released: July 2022
Potential years of life lost (PYLL) is a measure of the sum of the potential years of life lost from deaths at 15 years, assuming those dying at those ages had all lived to 74 years of age. As such, it is an important measure of the mortality burden and is sometimes used as an indicator of the social and economic impact of premature deaths. When analysed by geographical area, it shows the extent of inequality in the burden of these premature deaths borne across Australia
- Released: July 2022
Although the gap in premature mortality between those living in the least disadvantaged areas, when compared with the most advantaged areas – referred to as an equity gap – is growing, the overall rate of premature mortality has slowed in some jurisdictions over the past few years. This Fact sheet describes changes in the equity gap, by age, sex and cause of death as measured by socioeconomic disadvantage and remoteness.
- Released: February 2022
Deaths from non-communicable diseases are over represented in disadvantaged areas
Deaths data are a vital measure of a population’s health providing information on patterns of disease that cause death. Deaths by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent an overwhelming majority of all deaths, with the most common conditions being related to cardiovascular and respiratory systems, as well as cancer and diabetes.
- Released: December 2021
Median age at death: summary data
In Australia, over the five years 2013 to 2017, the median age at death was 78 years for males and 84 years for females. There is little variation between the capital cities and the areas outside of the capital cities (referred to as Rest of States/ NT), other than in the Northern Territory, with a ten year gap between Darwin (a median age at death of 69 years) and the Rest of NT (59 years) Among the states, only Western Australia, with a gap Among the states, only Western Australia, with a gap of four years, and South Australia, with a gap of two years, has a gap of more than a single year.
Summary fact sheets are listed below
- Median age at death - Australia: summary data
- Median age at death - Sydney and Adelaide: summary data
- Median age at death - Western Australia and the Northern Territory: summary data
- Released: June 2020
Median age at death, by Indigenous status: summary data
In the combined states and territory, the median age at death of the Indigenous population over the five years 2013 to 2017 was 58 years, whereas for the non-Indigenous population it was 81 years; this is a gap of 23 years. For males, the gap is 22 years, from 56 to 78 years; and for females it is 24 years, from 61 years to 85 years, as outlined in this fact sheet.
- Released: June 2020
Risk factors
Obesity and overweight: geographical variations
Each increment in a person's body weight above their optimal level is associated with an increase in the risk of ill health. Overweight arises through an energy imbalance over a sustained period of time. While many factors may influence a person's weight, weight gain is essentially due to the energy intake from the diet being greater than the energy expended through physical activity. The energy imbalance need only be minor for weight gain to occur, and some people, due to genetic and biological factors, may be more likely to gain weight than others. Overweight is associated with higher mortality and morbidity, and those who are already overweight have a higher risk of becoming obese. This fact sheet explores the geographical variations of persons whom are obese or overweight.
- Released: February 2020
Service use
Admissions to hospital after presentation at an emergency department
Age-related rates of Emergency Department presentation
The emergency department (ED) plays a pivotal role in providing the public with access to acute health care and the provision of support to primary health care. There has been an increasing demand on these services with the major drivers being the age at which patients present, the patient’s clinical urgency and whether or not these patients are admitted to hospital. This fact sheet investigates these drivers in relation to ED presentations.
- Released: March 2023
Emergency department presentations for mental health-related conditions
This Fact Sheet updates the version published in October 2021 (Emergency department presentations for mental health-related conditions: variations by age group and socioeconomic disadvantage) located below. As in that report, as data for South Australia were available for the latest financial year (in this case 2021/22), they have been included as they may provide an insight into recent national trends.
- Released: October 2022
This Fact sheet describes the age and socioeconomic background of people presenting to an Emergency Department for mental health-related conditions, drawing attention to differences in the extent to which these services are used by different population groups in the capital cities. More current data for South Australia shows the ongoing, and growing, impact to June 2021 on children and young people and the lower rate in the last year of presentations of people aged 65 years and over. Both of these trends point to concerns for the future health and wellbeing of the population.
- Released: October 2021