Health care expenditure on cardiovascular diseases 2000-01

Health care expenditure on cardiovascular diseases 2000-01

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Cardiovascular disease data briefing no. 1

Authored by AIHW.

Published 24 September 2004; 12pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Highlights 

  • Cardiovascular diseases are the most expensive group of diseases in Australia in terms of direct health care expenditure. Cardiovascular diseases were responsible for 11% of total allocated health system expenditure -  $5.48 billion in 2000-01. 
  • Hospital services accounted for nearly half of all health services expenditure for cardiovascular diseases, followed by pharmaceuticals (26%), medical services provided out of hospital (14%) and aged care homes (10%).
  • Between 1993-94 and 2000-01, inflation-adjusted expenditure for cardiovascular diseases increased by 28%.