The health of women in Australia
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Topic: Women's health
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2025) The health of women in Australia, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 4 June 2026.
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Women have unique biological characteristics and social experiences that can affect their health. The health needs, risk factors and outcomes experienced by women vary across the different stages of their lives. This article provides a summary of the health of women in Australia, identifying how health changes across the life course, and how health outcomes and risks vary across different populations of women.