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Australia’s health 2024: in brief
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Topic: Australia's health
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2024) Australia’s health 2024: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 11 June 2026.
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Australia’s health 2024: in brief presents a summary of the state 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 2024 is the 19th biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. This edition’s full product suite comprises:
- Australia's health 2024: in brief
- Australia’s health 2024: data insights
- Australia’s health: topic summaries.
- ISBN: 978-1-923085-90-9
- Cat. no: AUS 249
- Pages: 110
Findings from this report:
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43% of Australians aged 16–85 have experienced a mental disorder in their life, at 2020–2022
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$241.3 billion was spent on health in 2021–22, about $9,365 per person
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Tobacco smoking rates continue to decline, but vaping is trending up – especially for young people
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On average, over 450 new cases of cancer were diagnosed every day in 2023