AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2015) Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease—Australian facts: risk factors 2015, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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This report is a series of 5 reports by the National Centre for Monitoring Vascular Diseases at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare that describe the combined burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). This report on risk factors presents the latest statistics on the behaviours and characteristics that increase the likelihood of a person developing these chronic diseases. It also describes risk factors among people who already have CVD, diabetes or CKD. It examines age and sex characteristics and variations across population groups, including by geographical location and socioeconomic disadvantage.
Health risk factors are behaviours or characteristics that increase the likelihood of a person developing a disease
Risk factors also influence disease severity and the ability to optimise care for those who have CVD, diabetes or CKD
One fifth of adults exceeded lifetime alcohol risk guidelines and 16% smoked daily
Almost two-thirds (63%) of adults were overweight or obese, 63% had dyslipidaemia and 32% had high blood pressure
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