Australia's Health Tracker by Area, 2020
Australia's Health Tracker by Area, 2020 |
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DETAIL |
LATEST NATIONAL DATA |
2025 TARGET |
MEASURE & VARIATIONS* |
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| RISK FACTORS | ||||
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Children
or young people who are obese, 2017-18 |
8.4% / 7.9% | 6.6% / 7.5% | 5 - 11 years / 12 - 17 years |
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2 - 17 years | |||
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Children or young people who are obese or overweight, 2017-18 | 26.2% / 23.2% | 21.6% / 28.3% | 5 - 11 years / 12 - 17 years |
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2 - 17 years | |||
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Adults who are obese, 2017-18 | 31.3% | 24.6% | 18 years and over |
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Adults who are obese or overweight, 2017-18 | 67.0% | 61.1% | 18 years and over |
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As above | |||
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High blood pressure, 2017-18 | 22.8% | 16.1% | 18 years and over |
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Drinking
at 'risky' levels life time risk, 2017-18 |
16.1% | 16.1% | 18 years and over |
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Smokers,
2017-18 |
11.6% | 5.0% | Daily smokers - 18 years and over |
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Current
smokers - 18 years and over; data from a different source, see notes |
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High
cholesterol, 2011-12 |
32.8% | 24.6% | 18 years and over |
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Physical inactivity, 2017-18 | 47.3% | 40.0% | Insufficient
physical activity (time-based) - 18 - 64 years |
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No
or low exercise undertaken in the last week - 18 years and over; see notes |
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| SCREENING | ||||
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Bowel cancer screening participation | 36.0% | 41%** | Eligible people aged 50, 55 or 65 years |
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As above | |||
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Bowel cancer screening outcomes | 7.9% | .. | .. |
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Eligible people aged 50, 55 or 65 years | |||
| ILLNESS | ||||
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Prevalence of diabetes in adults | 4.2% | 4.1% | 25 - 65 years |
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25 - 64 years | |||
| DEATHS | ||||
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Early deaths from major chronic diseases | 212.3 deaths per 100,000 | 166 deaths per 100,000 | 30 - 70 years |
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The death rate from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), common
cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes
for people aged 30 - 70 years See individual diseases below for maps and graphs |
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Early deaths from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) | 55.8 deaths per 100,000 | .. | .. |
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30 - 69 years | |||
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Early deaths from cancers | 131.2 deaths per 100,000 | .. | .. |
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30 - 69 years | |||
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Early deaths from lung cancer | 26.1 deaths per 100,000 | .. | .. |
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30 - 69 years | |||
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Early deaths from breast cancer (females only) | 23.2 deaths per 100,000 | .. | .. |
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30 - 69 years | |||
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Early deaths from colorectal (bowel) cancer | 12.1 deaths per 100,000 | .. | .. |
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30 - 69 years | |||
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Early deaths from chronic respiratory diseases | 17.5 deaths per 100,000 | .. | .. |
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30 - 69 years | |||
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Early deaths from diabetes | 7.9 deaths per 100,000 | .. | .. |
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30 - 69 years | |||
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Suicide | 12.2 deaths per 100,000 | 9.8 deaths per 100,000*** | All
ages |
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0 - 74 years | |||
| * Shows
variation in definitions between the Health Tracker 'Latest
Australian Data' and the '2025 Target' and the data in the maps
and graphs; for details see 'Notes on the data' in maps and graphs ** 2019/20 target *** 2020 target |
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The website was co-developed by the Mitchell Institute at Victoria University and the Public Health Information and Development Unit (PHIDU) at Torrens University. For any questions on the data and the chronic disease targets and indicators see https://www.vu.edu.au/mitchell-institute or contact the Mitchell Institute policy program on (03) 9919 1874. This project is supported by the Australian National Data Service (ANDS) through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy Program (refer to www.ands.org.au and researchdata.ands.org.au). |
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