Latest findings
591,000 hospitalisations with CVD as principal diagnosis in 2018–19 (5.2% of all hospitalisations)
CVD was the underlying cause of 42,300 deaths (25% of all deaths) in 2019
6.2% of adults (1.2 million) had 1 or more conditions related to heart, stroke or vascular disease in 2017–18
Self-reported heart, stroke and vascular disease rates ranged from 2.9% to 8.4% across Primary Health Networks
By Primary Health Network, type 2 diabetes rates were generally higher in regional than in metropolitan areas
The highest chronic kidney disease hospitalisation rate by Population Health Area was 23 times the national average