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%.
Publication table of contents
Highlights
Introduction
Methods and limitations
All cardiovascular diseases
Expenditure by health service
Expenditure per person and per case
Expenditure by age and sex
Changes from 1993-94 to 2000-01
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
References and further reading
Acknowledgments
Table A1: Allocated health expenditure in Australia, 2000-01
Table A2: Allocated health expenditure for all cardiovascular diseases in Australia per person by age and sex, 2000-01
