Health in Australia 1,061 indicators covering health for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 64.7% 2016 up 2.5% 23rd Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 1,900 2014 up 26.7% 118th Number of new G2D leprosy cases 3 2024 up 200.0% 66th Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0.112 2024 up 162.9% 75th Public health expenditure share gdp 8.15 2025 up 17.3% 12th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 20.0% 2022 up 5.2% 8th Reported rate of new cervical cancer cases 5.17 2017 down 3.2% 37th Pancreatic cancer death rate 7.02 2023 up 10.0% 35th Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 3.84 2023 down 4.8% 34th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 22.03 2022 up 95.3% 3rd Taxes as a % of price: total tax 77.0% 2022 up 27.7% 29th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 9.1% 2022 unchanged 130th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 — 106th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 67.9% 2022 up 32.6% 4th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 37th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 56th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 33.2 2022 up 93.2% 95th Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 100 2025 unchanged 88th Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 up 100.0% 2nd Physical activity policies focused on active systems 20 2023 up 100.0% 5th Midwifery personnel 23,735 2024 up 13.6% 17th Health care - Regions — Active physicians 4.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 23.4% 17th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians 4.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 23.4% 17th Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 95 2024 up 4.4% 26th Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 95 2024 up 4.4% 26th Gender gap in life expectancy by age group 1.08 2018 down 3.1% 9th Death rate from poisonings 0.1 2021 down 50.0% 158th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 8.3 % 2021 down 16.2% 162nd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.1 per 100,000 people 2021 down 50.0% 143rd Suicide mortality rate, by sex 13.1 per 100,000 people 2021 up 8.3% 39th Rotavirus number unvaccinated 39,861 2023 down 18.8% 46th Share of deaths registered 98.18 2019 — 61st Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 3.54 2022 up 71.8% 91st Health expenditure and financing per capita 6,453 2025 up 27.2% 9th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Age-adjusted 2.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 down 47.1% 44th Road deaths over the long term 1,188 2022 down 8.6% 27th Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 9 2025 up 200.0% 10th Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 11.6 2023 up 6,723.5% 23rd Mean systolic blood pressure 119.3 2009 down 3.4% 167th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.4 2009 up 1.9% 71st Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2024 — 35th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 29.3 2020 up 144.6% 103rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.7% 2020 up 15.6% 42nd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.0% 2020 — 109th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 — 33rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 — 41st Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 unchanged 123rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.7% 2020 up 18.2% 6th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 21.13 2020 up 96.2% 1st Number healthy diet unaffordable 899,999 2024 up 28.6% 94th Import of environmentally sound technologies 16.40 billion 2020 up 13.4% 19th Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 94 2024 up 3.3% 21st Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 95 2024 up 8.0% 39th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 19.77 2020 up 143.2% 4th Export of environmentally sound technologies 3.22 billion 2020 up 2.2% 39th Pcv3 number unvaccinated 15,331 2023 down 44.5% 80th Health risks - Regions — Respiratory system diseases mortality crude 39 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2021 down 18.8% 38th Health risks - Regions — Circulatory system diseases mortality crude 122 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2021 down 28.7% 39th Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) 98.8% 2021 down 0.3% 45th Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 8 2024 down 46.7% 15th ← Previous Page 16 of 18 Next →