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released: 10 Jan 2000 media release

Australia's Young People: Their Health and Wellbeing 1999 is the first national report on the health status of young people aged 12-24 years in Australia. It provides comprehensive information from currently available data sources, and is the second in a series of reports on child and youth health. This report includes information on important diseases and injuries, major risk factors and wider determinants of health. Separate sections are presented on the health status of particular priority groups: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth, young people living in rural and remote locations, young people born overseas and those from socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. This report will be relevant to anyone interested in youth health, including health planners and administrators, community and hospital practitioners, academic researchers, and the general public.

ISBN 978 1 74024 028 4; Cat. no. PHE 19; 278pp.; OUT OF PRINT

Full publication

  • Australia's Young People - Their Health and Wellbeing 1999 (4.99MPDF)

Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material (58K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Preface
    • Summary (separate HTML; 37K PDF)
  • Chapters
    • Part I - Background
      1. Introduction (46K PDF)
      2. Population and family characteristics (335K PDF)
    • Part II - Health status
      1. Health and wellbeing(312K PDF)
      2. Burden of disease (235K PDF)
      3. Mortality (196K PDF)
      4. Morbidity (695K PDF)
      5. Disability (151K PDF)
      6. Injury (557K PDF)
      7. Mental health (433K PDF)
      8. Suicide and self-inflicted injury (237K PDF)
      9. Reproductive and sexual health issues (188K PDF)
      10. Substance use mortality and morbidity (166K PDF)
    • Part III - Biological and behavioural determinants
      1. Substance use (200K PDF)
      2. Physical activity (122K PDF)
      3. Diet and nutrition (132K PDF)
      4. Weight (140K PDF)
      5. Sun protection (143K PDF)
      6. Sexual behaviour (90K PDF)
    • Part IV - Social determinants
      1. Relationships and social participation (126K PDF)
      2. Education (210K PDF)
      3. Employment (271K PDF)
      4. Legal and justice issues (75K PDF)
    • Part V - Health and community services
      1. Health services (83K PDF)
      2. Community services (115K PDF)
    • Part VI - Population groups
      1. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people (110K PDF)
      2. Rural and remote residents (273K PDF)
      3. Socio-economic status (196K PDF)
      4. Overseas-born young people (153K PDF)
    • Part VII - Future directions
      1. Future directions (48K PDF)
  • End matter (205K PDF)
    • Abbreviations
    • Glossary
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix A1: State and Territory tables
      • Appendix A2: National Health Survey coded conditions
      • Appendix A3: Data sources
      • Appendix A4: Injury ICD-9 codes
      • Appendix A5: National Youth Health Information Framework
      • Appendix A6: Lists of figures and tables

Recommended citation

Moon L, Meyer P & Grau J 2000. Australia's young people 1999: Their health and wellbeing. Cat. no. PHE 19. Canberra: AIHW.