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released: 3 May 1999

Presents the latest facts and figures on cardiovascular disease and its impact on the Australian community. It is the first report in a biennial series by the National Centre for Monitoring Cardiovascular Disease. Published by the AIHW and Heart Foundation of Australia, this is a comprehensive source of information covering patterns of cardiovascular health and illness among Australians, their associated risk factors, treatment and management of the disease, and health care costs.

ISSN 1323-9236; ISBN 978 0 642 39578 8; Cat. no. CVD 7; 76pp.; OUT OF PRINT

  • Publication

Heart, Stroke and Vascular Diseases - Australian Facts 1999


Full publication (628K PDF)

  • Preliminary material (97K PDF)
    • Title page
    • Verso title page
    • Contents
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgements
    • Highlights
  • Chapters
    • Introduction (98K PDF)
    • Cardiovascular disease and its components (508K PDF)
      • Cardiovascular disease
      • Coronary heart disease
      • Stroke
      • Heart failure
      • Peripheral vascular disease
      • Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
    • Risk factors (378K PDF)
      • Risk factors
      • Physical activity
      • Tobacco smoking
      • Nutrition
      • High blood pressure
      • High blood cholesterol
      • Overweight and obesity
      • Diabetes
    • Health care costs (84K PDF)
      • Health care costs of cardiovascular conditions
    • Treatment and care (155K PDF)
      • Drug treatment
      • Cardiovascular procedures
    • Comparisons (179K PDF)
      • International comparisons
    • Methods and data sources (50K PDF)
  • End matter

Recommended citation

AIHW & National Heart Foundation of Australia 1999. Heart, stroke and vascular diseases: Australian facts 1999. Cardiovascular Disease Series. Cat. no. CVD 7. Canberra: AIHW.