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Health system expenditure on cancer and other neoplasms in Australia, 2015–16
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Topic: Cancer
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2021) Health system expenditure on cancer and other neoplasms in Australia, 2015–16, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 7 June 2026.
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Health system expenditure on cancer and other neoplasms in Australia, 2015–16, presents estimates of cancer expenditure by age group, sex, Indigenous status, geography, area of expenditure and for a range of types of cancer, as well as expenditure on cancer as a result of health risk factors. Estimates are based on a number of assumptions.
Expenditure on cancer in 2015–16 was $10.1 billion, including at least $2.7 billion attributable to health risk factors.
- ISSN: 2651-9623
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-735-6
- Cat. no: CAN 142
- Pages: 64
Findings from this report:
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Health system expenditure on cancer and other neoplasms, is estimated at $10.1 billion in 2015–16
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Highest expenditure cancers were breast cancer ($1,056m), non-melanoma skin cancer ($1,005m) and bowel cancer ($876m)
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Estimates of cancer expenditure show some variation across geographical areas and some population groups