The burden of vaccine preventable diseases in Australia
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Topic: Immunisation
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2019) The burden of vaccine preventable diseases in Australia, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 4 June 2026, doi:10.25816/5ebcb64ffa7e3.
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This report presents detailed methods and results from the Burden of Vaccine Preventable Diseases in Australia study which focused on diseases with vaccines on Australia’s National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule. The study found the rate of vaccine preventable burden decreased by 31% between 2005 and 2015. The decrease was driven by falls for diseases that have had vaccines added to, or vaccine eligibility extended on, the NIP schedule during the past 20 years, such as HPV, pneumococcal disease and rotavirus.
A companion to this report The burden of vaccine preventable diseases in Australia—summary is also available.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-636-6
- DOI: 10.25816/5ebcb64ffa7e3
- Cat. no: PHE 263
- Pages: 152
Findings from this report:
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80% of the vaccine preventable burden in 2015 was due to premature death
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Influenza contributed over one-third (36%) of the total vaccine preventable burden in 2015
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The rate of vaccine preventable burden was highest among infants and those aged 85 and older
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In 2015, 10% of the burden due to vaccine preventable diseases was among Indigenous Australians