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The health of young Australians developed by The education team education@aihw.gov.au. What exercise are they doing?. From the 2007-08 National Health Survey… 35% participated in moderate to high levels of physical activity (in the 2 weeks before the survey)
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The health of young Australians developed by The education team education@aihw.gov.au
What exercise are they doing? From the 2007-08 National Health Survey… • 35% participated in moderate to high levels of physical activity (in the 2 weeks before the survey) • of these 43% were male and 28% were female • 27% were sedentary (no exercise or very low levels) • 15-17 year olds were more active than 18-24 year olds
They are getting heavier! From 2007-08 National Health Survey… The OO factor!! • 25% of children aged 5-17 years were OO • 36% of 15-24 years were OO • of these 13% were obese & 23% overweight • Young males were more likely to be OO • % of OO15-24 year olds increased from 29% to 36% over the last decade OO=obesity & overweight
What do they eat? From 2007-08 National Health Survey… • 1 in 3 young people met fruit intake • 1 in 10 met vegetable intake • 7% of young people did not eat any fruit • 1% of young people did not eat any vegetables
Fruit, veges, exercise and weight! % of young people (15-24 years) meeting recommended fruit and vegetables and physical activity guidelines, and who are overweight or obese, 2007-08 From Australia’s health 2010 Figure 6.7 Page 309
Tobacco use down • From the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey… • 15-19 year olds – 8% smoked daily and 86% had never smoked • Males were generally more likely to be daily smokers than females except in the 12–17yrs age group, where females were more likely to be daily smokers (3%) than males (2%)
What are they drinking? • From the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey… • The proportion of males drinking alcohol was higher than females for all age groups except for 12-17yr olds (39% of females compared with 38% of males) • 5% of 12-17 year olds drank alcohol weekly, compared with 42% of adults • The proportion of 16-17 year olds abstaining from alcohol increased from 24% in 2007 to 32% in 2010
Using more drugs From the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey… • 29% of 15–19 year olds had used an illicit drug in the preceding year • Use of Illicit drugs by 14–17 year olds has increased from 10% in 2007 to 13% in 2010 • Overall the most common types of illicit drugs by 14–17 year olds… • 13% marijuana/cannabis ~up from 10% in 2007 • 1% ecstasy ~down from 2% in 2007 • 0.3% cocaine ~down from 0.5% in 2007
Chlamydia rates rising • From Young Australian’s their health and wellbeing 2011… • From 1998 to 2008 the notification rate for chlamydia has increased nearly fivefold • Young people aged 12-24 years accounted for over 90% of the cases • of these 50% more females than males
Burden of disease • From Young Australian’s their health and wellbeing 2011… • In 2010… • Almost 50% of the estimated total burden of disease (bod) in young people was due to mental disorders • 1 in 4 people aged 16-24 years had experienced a mental disorder in the last 12mths • Females were more likely to have experienced a mental disorder • 18% of bod was due to injuries (road traffic accidents and self-harm)
What’s killing our youth? • From Young Australian’s their health and wellbeing 2011… • In 2007… • 1,418 deaths – which is only 1% of total Australian deaths • Males accounted for 70% of deaths • Injury and poisoning accounted for 66% of deaths • Of this road traffic accidents and self-harm accounted for 35% and 37% respectively
What’s killing our youth? From Young Australian’s their health and wellbeing 2011… • Males were 3 times more likely to die from road traffic accidents and self-harm • Cancer was the second leading cause of death-10% (leukaemia and brain cancer were the leading cause) • Indigenous young people were 2.5 times more likely to die than non-Indigenous young people
Indigenous young people From The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: an overview 2011 • In 2008, almost one-third of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (aged 16–24 years) had high or very high levels of psychological distress—more than twice the rate of young non-Indigenous Australians • Assault was the most common cause of injury hospitalisation for Indigenous young people, almost 5 times that of non-Indigenous young people
Indigenous young people From The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: an overview 2011 • The 2007–08 National Health Survey showed that 40% of young Indigenous Australians (aged 15–24 years) were daily smokers, more than twice the rate of non-Indigenous young people (16%) • Indigenous young people died at a rate 2.5 times higher than non-indigenous young people
Young males are dying less Mortality for young people aged 15-24 years, 1987-2007 From Australia’s health 2010 Figure 6.6 Page 308
Overall, large declines in death rates. • Declines in asthma hospitalisations. • Improved survival for cancer, with survival for melanoma very high. • Favourable trends in some risk and protective factors, such as declines in smoking and illicit substance use. • Most Year 10 and 12 students using contraception.
