A LOOK AT AUSTRALIA'S HEALTH IN 2018
- Two-thirds of adult Australians are overweight
- More than one-quarter of children are overweight or obese
- More than 99 per cent of children and 96 per cent of adults do not eat the recommended amount of vegetables
- Australians do not exercise enough, with 92 per cent of teenagers not doing the recommended amount for their age
- On an average day there are 850 births, 440 deaths, 380 cancer diagnoses and 170 heart attacks
- On an average day there are 406,000 GP visits and 777,000 prescriptions under the PBS
- Of OECD countries, Australia has the fifth highest life expectancy at birth for males, and the eighth highest for females
- We're expected to live about 33 years longer than people born in 1890
- Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death for males, followed by lung cancer, and dementia and Alzheimer's disease
- Dementia and Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of death for females, followed by coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease
- One woman per week and one man per month is killed at the hands of a current or previous partner
- Indigenous Australians are 2.1 times as likely to die before their fifth birthday and 2.7 times as likely to experience high or very high levels of psychological distress
(Source: Australia's Health 2018, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare)
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