The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) presents information from a wide range of data sources relating to alcohol and other drugs, including the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set (AODTS NMDS), the National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) and other sources that contain information relating to a person’s alcohol and/or drug use. These data provide important insights into alcohol and drug use in Australia and the treatment and support available. They can be linked to other national health and welfare data to examine service use, health outcomes and demographics for specific cohorts. The report will be updated regularly as new research becomes available that makes use of linked data assets containing information on alcohol and other drug use in Australia.
- Cat. no: PHE 352
Key findings
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Almost 37,700 people who received AOD treatment services between 2012–23 died – median age at death was 51 years
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Among AODTS clients, mortality was 3.8 times as high as the expected mortality of the general Australian population
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Among the 11,800 clients who received both AODTS and SHS throughout 2012–23 and died, 74% experienced homelessness
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Over 3 in 5 deaths among clients of both AODTS and SHS were potentially avoidable – higher than AODTS-only clients