Australia's health 2016: in brief

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Release Date: 13 Sep 2016

Topic: Australia's health

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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2016) Australia's health 2016: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.

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Australia’s health 2016: in brief presents highlights from the AIHW’s 15th biennial report on the nation’s health, Australia’s health 2016.

Findings from this report:

85% of Australians aged 15 and over describe their health as ‘good’ or better
13% of all deaths in 2013 were due to coronary heart disease
63% of adults are overweight or obese
381,000 visits are made to a GP on an average day in Australia—and 79,000 visits to a specialist

Australia's health as 100 people