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Table 1

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Australia’s health and health system: profile and characteristics

Australia

Population^a

25 203 198

Indigenous population^b

3.3%

Land mass^a

7 692 024 km²

GDP (per capita)^a

US$ 62 765

Urbanisation^b

71% live in cities

Australia’s health

Average life expectancy^b

80.4 (males); 84.6 (females) born in 2016

Number of births^b

309 000 per year (2015 data)

Leading cause of death^b

Coronary heart disease (males); dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (females)

Chronic conditions^b

50% have at least 1/8 chronic conditions

Disability^b

18% of the population

Overweight^b

63% of adults are overweight or obese

Australia’s health system

Hospitals^b

701 public hospitals, 630 private hospitals (2015–2016)

Average Length of Stay (admitted patients)^b

5.7 days (public); 5.2 days (private)

Health expenditure, proportion of GDP^c

9.25%

Admitted patients^b

6.3 million

Emergency Department presentations (2016–2017)^b

7.8 million

^aBased on 2019 data. World Population Review (2019) Australia Population, 2019. [Available at: http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/australia-population/].

^bAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Australia’s health 2018: in brief. AIHW, Canberra, Australia. ISBN: 978-1-76054-377-8.

^cBased on 2016 data. The World Bank (2019) Current health expenditure (% of GDP) [Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS].