Overview

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is releasing data and analysis on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and welfare issues relevant to Australians. We are also monitoring the impact of the pandemic on the Australian health system.

Between January 2020 and June in 2021, there were over 7,300 hospitalisations involving a COVID-19 diagnosis
Two in 5 (42%) who had experienced physical violence before the pandemic reported the violence from their partner had increased during the pandemic
By 30 April 2022 nearly 6 million cases had been confirmed in Australia since the start of the pandemic, and more than 7,000 COVID-19 related deaths
Use of mental health services increased during the pandemic, particularly for younger people

COVID-19 linked data

The data linkage project will combine COVID-19 case data with a range of other data sets, including hospitals and deaths data.

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Latest findings

Around 5–10% of COVID-19 cases in Australia reported symptoms persisting for more than 3 months

Key risk factors include severe COVID-19 illness, comorbidities, female sex and mid-adult age groups

The AIHW has established a COVID-19 linked data set

Use of mental health services increased during the pandemic, particularly for younger people

COVID-19 death rates were 2.5 times as high for people born overseas as those born in Australia

MBS services and benefits paid increased by 13% and 6% respectively in Sep quarter 2021 compared to Sep quarter 2020

The Australian Government Department of Health collates national data about COVID-19 (coronavirus) and other notifiable communicable diseases. Data is being published daily by 9pm AEST, visit Department of Health website.