Health in Australia

1,061 indicators covering health for Australia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 752 2021 up 149.8% 114th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 5.9 2014 unchanged 162nd
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.01 2014 down 2.0% 152nd
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 7.3 2014 up 4.3% 119th
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 8,631 2024 down 84.1% 92nd
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 8,631 2024 down 84.1% 104th
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 1 2015 down 87.5% 126th
Births attended by skilled health personnel 98.5% 2023 down 0.5% 81st
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 4.19 2021 up 2.7% 176th
Number of new leprosy cases 9 2024 unchanged 87th
Pharmacists 9.58 2023 up 16.3% 29th
Health worker density, by type of occupation 6.52 per 10,000 people 2023 up 16.0% 47th
Low birth weight prevalence 6.6% 2020 up 3.1% 124th
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 93.0% 2025 unchanged 96th
Low birth weight number 19.4 2020 up 1.6% 68th
Number of new hivaids infections who 500 2022 down 50.0% 90th
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 1.38 million 2030 down 27.8% 64th
Concentrations of fine particulate matter 6.33 2023 down 12.3% 174th
Death rate road traffic injuries 4.9 2019 down 24.6% 160th
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 767 2023 up 25.3% 116th
Cholera case fatality rate 0 2019 β€” 37th
Medical doctors not further defined 11,630 2023 up 91.2% 51st
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 83.92 2023 up 1.7% 10th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 5.9% 2030 down 35.2% 129th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 6.4% 2030 down 32.6% 125th
Tb patients tested positive for hiv 15 2021 down 21.1% 115th
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 220.36 2019 up 33.5% 92nd
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 13.3% 2019 up 14.7% 181st
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 47,617 2019 up 16.8% 32nd
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.1% 2024 unchanged 101st
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 122 2019 unchanged 6th
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 52 2024 up 20.9% 113th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 4.9 per 100,000 population 2019 down 31.0% 161st
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 2.6 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 35.0% 152nd
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 7.3 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 29.1% 159th
Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd
Life expectancy - Regions 83 Years 2022 up 1.2% 12th
Ipv vaccine coverage 93 2024 unchanged 97th
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 10 2008 down 16.7% 111th
Hospital beds 38.15 2016 down 2.2% 44th
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 84.0% 2022 up 12.0% 38th
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 0.337 2024 down 11.5% 105th
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 32 2023 down 58.4% 146th
Bladder cancer death rate 1.85 2023 down 16.7% 53rd
Cancer death rates by type who db 1.85 2023 down 16.7% 53rd
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 93.0% 2025 β€” 63rd
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 100 2025 β€” 1st
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') β€” Crude mortality 6.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 2.1% 37th
Health status - Regions β€” Crude mortality rate 6.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 2.1% 37th
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0.374 2024 β€” 102nd
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 β€” 69th
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 10 2024 β€” 82nd
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 β€” 69th
Ipv1 number unvaccinated 18,397 2023 down 15.6% 82nd
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 66.9% 2016 up 2.7% 28th
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 β€” 3rd
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 11.6% 2024 down 24.7% 111th
Liver cancer death rate 4.7 2023 up 13.2% 39th
Number of female leprosy new cases 1 2024 down 75.0% 95th
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 up 33.3% 1st