This report provides information on ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members living with selected chronic conditions. It presents estimates of various chronic conditions for this population based on identification through ex-serving ADF members’ use of public hospital services and dispensed medications as well as based on self-reporting. The report is part of a series of research on health service use by ex-serving ADF members to 30 June 2020.
- Cat. no: PHE 364
Key findings
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In 2019–20, one in five ex-serving members were living with mental health conditions
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The most common chronic conditions were similar for ex-serving members and all Australians
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In 2019–20, 17% of ex-serving members were living with 2 or more selected chronic conditions
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Prevalence of cardiovascular disease increased slightly from 20.7% to 21.1% for ex-serving members from 2013 to 2020