The Australia’s health 2024: data insights report is a collection of 11 in-depth and original web articles on selected health topics, with a focus on the importance of a strong evidence base for supporting the health of Australians.
Australia’s health 2024 is the 19th biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The Australia’s health 2024 product suite includes:
- Australia’s health 2024: in brief
- Australia’s health 2024: data insights
- Australia’s health: topic summaries.
- Cat. no: AUS 250
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Over 90% of Australia’s non-fatal burden of disease is related to chronic conditions (long-term health conditions)
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In Australia, extreme heat causes more injury hospitalisations than bushfires, storms and extreme cold weather events
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Most concussion hospitalisations in Australia are linked to falls, transport crashes or assault
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The impact of dementia on the lives of Australians is increasing, but major data gaps on dementia in Australia remain
Articles in this report
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Australia’s dental data landscape
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Australia’s health data landscape
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Concussions in Australia over the last decade
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Electronic cigarette use (vaping) in Australia in 2022–2023
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Enhancing communicable disease monitoring in Australia through data linkage
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Extreme weather related injuries in Australia over the last decade
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Improving Australia’s dementia data for national action
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Size and sources of the health gap for Australia’s First Nations people 2017–2019
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The ongoing challenge of chronic conditions in Australia
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Use of Medicare services and pharmaceuticals by mental health patients in Australia over the last decade
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Using nowcasting and projections for statistical understandings in health