Worldwide, vaccination is a very successful and cost-effective population health intervention. The Australian Government provides funded vaccines against diseases to eligible people through the National Immunisation Program. This series of fact sheets and accompanying visualisations provide information about these diseases and their impact in Australia, including the number of cases notified to public health authorities, hospitalisations and deaths.
- Cat. no: PHE 236
Key findings
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Nationally, 93% of 1-year-olds, 91% of 2-year-olds and 94% of 5-year-olds, were fully immunised in 2023
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Several vaccine-preventable diseases are now rare in Australia as a result of high immunisation rates
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Vaccination reduces hospitalisations and deaths, especially in the most vulnerable (the very young and very old)
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More than 342,000 cases of COVID-19 were notified to public health authorities in 2024