Publications

Non-melanoma skin cancer: General practice consultations, hospitalisation and mortality

Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australia, with around 400,000 new cases per year. However, data on incidence and prevalence are not routinely collected. This ... Published 15 October 2008.

Demand for SAAP accommodation by homeless people 2006-07

Although SAAP agencies accommodate large numbers of people every day, they cannot always meet all the requests for SAAP accommodation. This report provides information about the level of unmet demand ... Published 10 October 2008.

Demand for SAAP accommodation by homeless people 2006-07: a summary

Although SAAP agencies accommodate large numbers of people every day, they cannot always meet all the requests for SAAP accommodation. This bulletin summarises the demand for SAAP accommodation information contained ... Published 10 October 2008.

General practice activity in Australia 1998-99 to 2007-08: 10 year data tables

This publication is the 23rd in the General Practice Series produced by the Australian General Practice Statistics and Classification Centre, a collaborating unit of the Australian Institute of Health and ... Published 3 October 2008.

General practice activity in Australia 2007-08

This publication is the 22nd in the General practice series produced by the Australian General Practice Statistics and Classification Centre, a collaborating unit of the Australian Institute of Health and ... Published 3 October 2008.

Health expenditure Australia 2006-07

Health expenditure Australia 2006-07 examines expenditure on health goods and services in Australia for 1996-97 to 2006-07. It shows that Australia spent over $ 94.0 billion on health in 2006-07, ... Published 26 September 2008.

Making progress: the health, development and wellbeing of Australia's children and young people

Ensuring that children get the best possible start in life is a key priority for the Australian Government. This report delivers the latest and most reliable information on how, as ... Published 24 September 2008.

Injury of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples due to transport, 2001-02 to 2005-06

This report looks at the death and serious injury of Indigenous persons in Australia due to transport accidents in the five-year period 2001-02 to 2005-06. It focuses on the four ... Published 22 September 2008.

Rural, regional and remote health: indicators of health system performance

This report focuses on a comprehensive range of health issues concerning people living in regional and remote Australia. It includes information relating to health system performance (such as health service ... Published 19 September 2008.

Assisted reproduction technology in Australia and New Zealand 2006

The report presents data on success rates based on live deliveries and how they vary by treatment type, women's age and number of embryos transferred. Also included is information on ... Published 17 September 2008.