AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2019) Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015—Summary, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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This summary report presents key findings from the Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015. It provides estimates of the burden due to 216 diseases and injuries in Australia and the contribution of various modifiable risk factors to this burden. A new analysis of the change in burden of disease between 2003 and 2015 is also presented.
This is a companion report to Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015. There are also two interactive data sets to explore: disease burden and risk factor burden.
4.8 million years of healthy life was lost in 2015, equivalent to 199 DALY per 1,000 population
Australians suffered more burden from living with illness (50.4% of total burden) than from premature death (49.6%)
11% reduction in total burden between 2003 and 2015
Coronary heart disease, back pain, COPD, dementia and lung cancer were the top 5 diseases causing burden in 2015
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