Overview

Comparing health and welfare data between countries helps policy planning and decision making.

Researchers, policymakers and the general public are often interested to see how Australian experiences compare on an international scale.

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Latest findings

Australia and Korea had the highest 5-year net survival rates for rectal cancer (71%)

Australia had the highest rate of retained foreign object after surgery (7.5 per 100,000 hospital discharges)

Australia had the highest rate of PE after hip and knee replacement discharges (523 per 100,000 hospital discharges)

Australia had the third lowest AMI in-hospital mortality rate (3.2 per 100 separations)

Australia had the second highest sepsis rate after abdominal discharges (3996 per 100,000 hospital discharges)

Australia had the highest rate of DVT after hip and knee replacement discharges (809 per 100,000 hospital discharges)

More reports and statistics on international comparisons can be found under Health care quality & performance.