Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 07 July 2022. doi:10.25816/5ebca2a4fa7dc
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015. AIHW, 2019.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report analyses the impact of more than 200 diseases and injuries in terms of living with illness (non-fatal burden) and premature death (fatal burden). The study found that:
Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015—Summary is a companion to this report. There are also two interactive data sets to explore: disease burden and risk factor burden.
Australians suffered more burden from living with illness (50.4% of total burden) than from premature death (49.6%)
Risk factors contributing the most burden were tobacco use, overweight and obesity, and dietary risks
Remote and very remote areas experienced burden 1.4 times higher than Major cities
4.8 million years of healthy life lost in 2015, equivalent to 199 DALY per 1,000 people
10 Oct 2019 - An incorrect footnote for the age-specific rates in figures 7.1, 7.4 and 7.6 was removed. The footnote specified that the rates were age-standardised which is incorrect.
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