Health in Australia 1,061 indicators covering health for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Crude death rate hmd 6.66 2021 up 1.6% 40th Births and deaths 6.66 2021 up 1.6% 40th Period versus cohort life expectancy 83.47 2021 up 1.7% 7th Annual death rate by age group 3.29 2021 down 13.4% 20th Number reported cases of cholera 2 2019 down 33.3% 72nd HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14) 75.0% 2025 down 1.3% 49th Life expectancy at birth oecd 83.3 2021 up 1.7% 4th How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 14 2022 unchanged 40th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 1,222 2011 up 24.7% 121st Number of reported cholera deaths 0 2019 — 37th Physiotherapists 32,597 2023 up 70.7% 14th Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine 83 2024 up 10.7% 12th Generalist medical practitioners 47,708 2023 up 35.8% 12th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 82.5 2022 unchanged 10th Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 99.68 2017 up 7.2% 5th New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 330 2012 up 96.4% 110th Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 100 2025 unchanged 79th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 75 2022 unchanged 12th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 unchanged 7th Average death rate due to natural disasters 3.04 2021 up 1,686.3% 43rd Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 14 2022 down 66.7% 24th Total number of notified TB cases 1,343 2014 up 24.1% 116th The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 597 2021 — 76th Specialist medical practitioners 52,498 2023 up 42.8% 18th New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 78 2012 down 50.6% 66th Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 77.0% 2011 up 10.0% 116th Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine 68 2024 down 19.0% 84th How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 24 2022 unchanged 2nd Insufficiently active 89.02 2016 up 1.5% 7th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 75 2022 unchanged 10th The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 83.5 2021 — 90th Contraceptive prevalence, any method 60.1% 2016 up 3.1% 7th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 75 2022 unchanged 12th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 75 2022 unchanged 10th Medical doctors 45.3% 2023 up 17.7% 58th Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 58.6% 2016 up 2.9% 7th Retreatment cases: treatment after default 0 2012 down 100.0% 126th Retreatment cases: other 19 2012 — 92nd Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 1 2012 — 114th Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers 4.5 2022 down 0.7% 32nd Health care - Regions — Practising nurses 12.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2021 up 14.7% 5th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Practising nurses 12.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2021 up 14.7% 5th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 3,400 2015 down 2.9% 96th Natural disasters deaths 0 2018 — 7th Preterm birth rate 8.19 2020 up 3.6% 42nd Preterm birth 24,274 2020 up 2.3% 44th Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 88 2024 up 15.8% 15th Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have 98 2024 up 3.2% 1st Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 94.0% 2022 down 0.6% 22nd Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 2016 — 51st Congenital syphilis number of cases, reported 10 2024 up 400.0% 37th How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 2 2016 unchanged 41st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 25 2016 up 100.0% 89th Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 100.0% 2016 up 0.9% 1st Nursing personnel 87.6% 2024 down 1.9% 31st Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 87.6% 2024 down 1.9% 31st Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma 1,377 2025 down 83.9% 15th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 25 2016 unchanged 96th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 25 2016 — 86th Treatment success rate: XDR-TB cases 100 2022 — 1st ← Previous Page 17 of 18 Next →