This document summarizes various health statistics and indicators for Australia between 1990-2015. Some key points: - Under-five mortality and maternal mortality rates declined between 1990 and 2012. Deaths from HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis also declined. - Life expectancy increased from 79 to 83 years for both sexes between 2000-2012, which is higher than the WHO regional average. However, healthy life expectancy was 10 years lower than overall life expectancy. - The top causes of death in 2012 were ischemic heart disease, stroke, and Alzheimer's/dementias. The leading causes of disability adjusted life years lost were neuropsychiatric conditions and cancers.

1. Indicators
Statistics
Baseline* Latest**
Under-fivemortalityrate(per1000livebirths)
Maternalmortalityratio(per100000livebirths)
DeathsduetoHIV/AIDS(per100000
population)
Deathsduetomalaria
(per100000population)
DeathsduetotuberculosisamongHIV-negative
people(per100000population)
9
7 6
4
0.190.19
0.7 0.3
0.00.0
Millennium DevelopmentGoals(MDGs)
*1990forunder-fivemortalityandmaternalmortality;2000forotherindicators
**2012fordeathsduetoHIV/AIDSandmalaria;2013forotherindicators
Indicators Statistics Year
Population(thousands) 23343 2013
Populationagedunder15(%) 19 2013
Populationagedover60(%) 20 2013
Medianage(years) 37 2013
Populationlivinginurbanareas(%) 89 2013
Totalfertilityrate(perwoman) 1.9 2013
Numberoflivebirths(thousands) 308.1 2013
Numberofdeaths(thousands) 150.0 2013
Birthregistrationcoverage(%) 100 2012
Cause-of-deathregistrationcoverage(%) 100 2009-2011
Grossnationalincomepercapita(PPPint$) 42540 2013
WHOregion WesternPacific 2013
WorldBankincomeclassification High 2013
Basicstatistics
Source:
Countrystatisticsandglobalhealthestimates
byWHOandUNpartners
FormoreinformationvisittheGlobalHealthObservatory
(http://www.who.int/gho/en/)
Lastupdated:January2015
Australia:WHO statisticalprofile
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
Under-five
mortalityrate
(per1000live
births)
Maternal
mortalityratio
(per100000
livebirths)
0
20
40
0
50
100
Country
WHOregion
In2012,healthyexpectancyinbothsexeswas10year(s)lowerthan
overalllifeexpectancyatbirth.Thislosthealthylifeexpetancyrepre-
sents10equivalentyear(s)offullhealthlostthroughyearslivedwith
morbidityanddisability.
Country
WHO
region
WorldBank
income
group
Lifeexpectancy Atbirth
Atage60
Healthylife
expectancy
Atbirth
23
79
21
76
25
83
706873
Lifeexpectancy(years),2012
Lifeexpectancyatbirthforbothsexesincreasedby3year(s)overthe
periodof2000-2012;theWHOregionaverageincreasedby4year(s)
inthesameperiod.
Bothsexes Male Female
2000 2012 2000 2012 2000 2012
0
20
40
60
80
years
0
20
40
60
80
WHOregionallifeexpectancyatbirth
Healthylifeexpectancyatbirth
Losthealthylifeexpectancy

2. 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
0
20
40
60
80
100
Percentage
DTP3immunizationamong
1-year-olds
Australia:WHO statisticalprofile
1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
0K
2K
4K
6K
US$(ataverageexchangerate)
Percapitatotalexpenditure
onhealth
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
0
20
40
60
80
Percentage
Childrenagedunder-5
stunted
Contraceptive
prevalence
Antenatalcare
(4+visits)
Birthsattendedby
skilledhealth
personnel
Measles
immunization
(1-yr-olds)
Smear-positiveTB
treatment-success
Country
WHOregion
Country
WHOregion
Country
WHOregion
Country
WHOregion
Country
WHOregion
0
50
100
Percentage
80
...
90
...
99
93
97
94
82
92
Utilisationofhealthservices*
*Datarefertothelatestyearavailablefrom2007.
...Datanotavailableorapplicable.
Country
WHOregion
Raisedbloodglucose
(aged25+),2008
Male Female
Raisedbloodpressure
(aged25+),2008
Male Female
Obesity(aged20+),
2008
Male Female
Tobaccouse(aged15+),
2011
Male Female
Country
WHOregion
Country
WHOregion
Country
WHOregion
Country
WHOregion
Country
WHOregion
Country
WHOregion
Country
WHOregion
Country
WHOregion
0
20
40
60
80
Percentage
9.6 9.2
6.7 8.6
22.8
28.7
13.7
23.7 25.2
5.1
24.9
6.8
47
21 19
3
Adultriskfactors
Source:CountrystatisticsandglobalhealthestimatesbyWHOandUNpartners
FormoreinformationvisittheGlobalHealthObservatory(http://www.who.int/gho/en//)
Lastupdated:January2015
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
0
20
40
60
80
100
Percentage
Populationusingimproved
waterandsanitation
Improveddrinking-watersources
Improvedsanitationfacilities
0 10 20 30
Percentageoftotal
Othercauses
Congenitalanomalies
Prematurity
Birthasphyxia
Injuries
Acuterespiratoryinfections
Neonatalsepsis
Diarrhoea
Malaria
HIV/AIDS
Measles
28
28
12
22
<1
<1
7
0
0
2
1
Distributionofcausesofdeaths
inchildrenunder-5,2013

3. Abc
Top10causesofdeath
Ischaemicheartdiseasewastheleadingcauseofdeath,killing21.3thou-
sandpeoplein2012
Burdenofdisease,2012
Disability-adjustedlifeyears(DALYs)arethesumofyears
oflifelostduetoprematuremortality(YLL)andyearsof
healthylifelostduetodisability(YLD).
0 500 1000
Neuro-psychiatricconditions
Cancers
Cardiovasculardiseasesanddiabetes
OtherNCDs*
Musculoskeletaldiseases
Unintentionalinjuries
Chronicrespiratorydiseases
Suicide,homicideandconflict
Maternal,neonatal,nutritional
Otherinfectiousdiseases**
Acuterespiratoryinfections
HIV,TB,malaria
DALYs,YLLandYLD(thousands)bybroadcausegroup
*Othernoncommunicablediseases(NCDs)includingnon-malignant
neoplasms;endocrine,bloodandimmunedisorders;senseorgan,di-
gestive,genitourinary,andskindiseases;oralconditions;andcongen-
italanomalies.
**Infectiousdiseasesotherthanacuterespiratorydiseases,HIV,TB
andmalaria.
YLL YLD
Male Females
2000 2012 2000 2012
0
20
40
60
deaths(thousands)
Deathsbybroadcausegroup
Beforeage15,allcauses Male
Female
Beforeage70,allcauses Male
Female
Betweenages15and49,
frommaternalcauses
Female
Betweenages30and70,from4major
noncommunicablediseases(NCDs)~
Both
sexes
2%
3%
17%
26%
0%
9%
Probabilityofdying,2012
Probabilityofdyingbetweenrelevantexactages,foraperson
experiencingthe2012age-specificmortalityrisksthroughout
theirlife.
~Cancers,cardiovasculardiseases,chronicrespiratorydiseasesand
diabetes
Rank decreased increased nochange
Causes
HIV,TB,malaria
Acuterespiratoryinfections
Otherinfectiousdiseases
Maternal,neonatal,nutritional
Cardiovasculardiseasesanddiabetes
Cancers
Chronicrespiratorydiseases
OtherNCDs
Suicide,homicideandconflict
Unintentionalinjuries
Source:Countrystatisticsandglobalhealthestimates
byWHOandUNpartners
FormoreinformationvisittheGlobalHealthObservatory
(http://who.int/gho/mortality_burden_disease/en/)
Lastupdated:January2015
Australia:WHO statisticalprofile
Ischaemicheartdisease
(14.5%)
Stroke(7.5%)
Alzheimer'sandother
dementias(7.3%)
Trachea,bronchus,lung
cancers(5.6%)
Chronicobstructive
pulmonarydisease(4%)
Colonandrectumcancers
(3.1%)
Diabetesmellitus(2.9%)
Prostatecancer(2.5%)
Breastcancer(2.2%)
Kidneydiseases(1.9%)
21.3
11.0
10.8
8.2
5.9
4.6
4.3
3.7
3.3
2.8
Noofdeaths(000s)
2012
Crudedeathrate
2000-2012
Changeinrank
2000-2012