This summary report presents key findings from the Burden of Vaccine Preventable Diseases in Australia study which focused on diseases with vaccines on Australia’s National Immunisation Program schedule. It provides estimates of the burden of disease for each disease individually, as well as for the diseases as a group, for 2005 and 2015. Estimates of vaccine preventable disease burden among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians for a subset of diseases are also presented.
This is a companion report to The burden of vaccine preventable diseases in Australia.