Congenital heart disease in Australia
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Congenital heart disease in Australia , AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 06 December 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Congenital heart disease in Australia . Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Congenital heart disease in Australia . AIHW, 2019.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Congenital heart disease in Australia . Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Congenital heart disease in Australia , AIHW, Canberra.
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Globally, congenital heart disease affects around 9 in every 1,000 babies born. In Australia, a large number of children, young people and adults live with congenital heart disease. This report presents latest statistics and trends on the incidence of congenital heart disease, and on hospitalisation and mortality.
- ISBN: ISBN 978-1-76054-634-2
- Cat. no: CDK 14
- Pages: 30
Findings from this report:
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Around 9 in every 1,000 live births are affected by congenital heart disease.
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There were almost 5,000 congenital heart disease hospitalisations in 2016–17
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There were 70 infant deaths from congenital heart disease in 2017, comprising 6.9% of all infant deaths
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Advances in paediatric cardiac care has led to more adults living with congenital heart disease