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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020. Australia's health 2020: in brief. Cat. no. AUS 232. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Australia's health 2020: in brief. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's health 2020: in brief. AIHW, 2020.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's health 2020: in brief. Canberra: AIHW; 2020.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020, Australia's health 2020: in brief, AIHW, Canberra.
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Australia’s health 2020: in brief presents highlights from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s 17th biennial report on the nation’s health. It tells the story of health in Australia with key findings on our health status, health system, and health disparities across some population groups.
This edition of Australia’s health introduces a new format and expanded product suite:
An estimated 11.6% of Australian adults were daily smokers in 2019, less than half the rate in 1991 (25%)
There were 11.5 million hospitalisations in 2018–19—6.9 million in public hospitals; 4.6 million in private hospitals
1 in 6 women and 1 in 16 men have experienced physical or sexual violence from a current/previous cohabiting partner
Coronary heart disease is the single leading cause of death in Australia
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