Symbols, acronyms and abbreviations
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| $ | Australian dollars, unless otherwise specified |
| % | per cent |
| g | gram |
| kg | kilogram |
| '000 | thousands |
| mm Hg | millimetres of mercury |
| mmol/L | millimoles per litre |
| n.a. | not available |
| n.p. | not published by the data source |
| .. | no data/insufficient data |
| < | less than |
| > | more than |
| ≥ | more than or equal to |
| * | estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
| Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| AATSIHS | Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey |
| ABDS | Australian Burden of Disease Study |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACIR | Australian Childhood Immunisation Register |
| ACD | Advanced Care Directive |
| ACP | Advanced Care Plan |
| ACSQHC | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care |
| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| AHS | Australian Health Survey |
| AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| AIR | Australian Immunisation Register |
| AHMAC | Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council |
| AKI | acute kidney injury |
| ANZDATA | Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant (ANZDATA) Registry |
| AOD | alcohol and other drug |
| AODR | Australian Organ Donor Register |
| AODTS | alcohol and other drug treatment services |
| AODTS NMDS | Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set |
| AOTDTA | Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority |
| ASGS | Australian Statistical Geography Standard |
| ATS | amphetamine-type stimulants |
| bDMARDs | biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| BEACH | Bettering the Evaluation of Care and Health |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CHD | coronary heart disease |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CQI | continuous quality improvement |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| DALY | disability-adjusted life years |
| ED | emergency department |
| ESKD | end-stage kidney disease |
| FASD | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder |
| FOBT | faecal occult blood test |
| FTE | full-time equivalent |
| GBD | Global Burden of Disease |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GHB | gamma hydroxybutyrate |
| GP | general practitioner |
| GRIM | General Record of Incidence of Mortality (GRIM) book |
| HCQI | Health Care Quality Indicators |
| HCS | Hospice Care Services |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein |
| HfL | Healthy for Life |
| HILDA | Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IDDR | Illicit Drug Data Report |
| IDRS | Illicit Drug Reporting System |
| IFG | impaired fasting glucose |
| IGT | impaired glucose tolerance |
| IR | Inner regional |
| IRSD | Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage |
| ISPHCS | Indigenous-specific primary health care services |
| K10 | Kessler Psychological Distress Scale—10 items |
| LDL | low density lipoprotein |
| LHN | Local Hospital Network |
| MBS | Medicare Benefits Schedule |
| MC | Major cities |
| MMR | maternal mortality ratio |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| MSSA | methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus |
| NATSIHS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey |
| NATSIHMS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Measures Survey |
| NBCSP | National Bowel Cancer Screening Program |
| NCMHCD | National Community Mental Health Care Database |
| NCSP | National Cervical Screening Program |
| NDS | National Drug Strategy |
| NDSHS | National Drug Strategy Household Survey |
| NHA | National Healthcare Agreement |
| NHMD | National Hospital Morbidity Database |
| NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NHPF | National Health Performance Framework |
| NHS | National Health Survey |
| nKPIs | national Key Performance Indicators |
| NMD | National Mortality Database |
| NMDS | National Minimum Data Set |
| NNAPEDCD | National Non-Admitted Emergency Department Care Database |
| NNDSS | National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System |
| NOPSAD | National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data |
| NPHDC | National Prisoner Health Data Collection |
| NRAS | National Registration and Accreditation Scheme |
| NRMHCD | National Residential Mental Health Care Database |
| NSQHS | National Safety and Quality Health Service |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| NTAHKPIs | Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Key Performance Indicators |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OR/R | Outer regional and Remote |
| OSR | Online Services Report |
| PAF | Performance and Accountability Framework |
| PBS | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme |
| PCOC | Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration |
| PHN | Primary Health Network |
| PYLL | potential years of life lost |
| Qld | Queensland |
| RFDS | Royal Flying Doctor Service |
| RoGS | Report on government services |
| RPBS | Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme |
| SA | South Australia |
| SAB | Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia |
| SA1 | Statistical Area Level 1 |
| SA2 | Statistical Area Level 2 |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| SDAC | Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers |
| SEIFA | Socio-Economic Index for Areas |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| Tas | Tasmania |
| Vic | Victoria |
| VPD | vaccine preventable disease |
| WA | Western Australia |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| YLD | years lived with disability |
| YLL | years of life lost |
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