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Australia's health 2022: in brief
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2022) Australia's health 2022: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 6 June 2026.
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Australia’s health 2022: in brief presents a holistic summary of health in Australia with key findings on the health system, the health of Australians and factors that can influence our health.
Australia’s health 2022 is the 18th biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. This edition’s full product suite comprises:
- Australia’s health 2022: data insights
- Australia’s health: topic summaries
- Australia's health 2022: in brief.
- ISSN: 2651-9801
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-977-0
- Cat. no: AUS 241
- Pages: 72
Findings from this report:
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$202.5 billion was spent on health in 2019–20, about $7,900 per person
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81.2 years was the life expectancy for a boy born in 2018–20, and 85.3 years for a girl
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Between 2014–15 and 2018–19, hospitalisations increased by 3.3%, on average, per year
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In 2017–18, 67% of Australian adults were overweight or obese, up from 57% in 1995