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Health status of Australians compared with other developed countries

Health status of Australians compared with other developed countries. Comparing: Sweden United States of America United Kingdom Japan. The big picture.

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Health status of Australians compared with other developed countries

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  1. Health status of Australians compared with other developed countries Comparing: • Sweden • United States of America • United Kingdom • Japan

  2. The big picture • In most aspects of health, Australia either matches or leads other comparable countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in key measures of health: • Life expectancy • Mortality • Perceived health status

  3. How Australia compares to other OECD countries • One of the highest life expectancies in the world, ranking fourth behind Japan, Switzerland and Iceland (when male and female figures are combined) • Overall mortality rate compares well with other OECD countries. Since 1960, death rates for females has declined 54%, and for males 53%. • High perceived health status - ranking fifth behind NZ, USA, Canada and Switzerland

  4. Why compare Australia to Sweden, USA, UK and Japan? • Similar quality of life • Similar health status • Similar burden of disease • …but some interesting differences to explore!

  5. Some facts about Sweden • Government funded health care system, available to all • 85% of the population are non smokers • Just over 5% of population in Sweden is aged 80+ making Sweden Europe’s proportionally largest elderly population

  6. How Australian compares… Sweden Source: Adapted from WHO

  7. Some facts about USA • The only developed nation without universal health care • Australia has recently overtaken the USA as the most obese nation • Leading causes of death are heart disease, cancer and stroke • Many ethnic groups live in poverty, without access to health care

  8. How Australian compares… USA Source: Adapted from WHO

  9. Some facts about UK • Government funded health care system, available to all • People in the northern UK experience poorer health than those in the south however only minor gaps in life expectancy exist between north and south

  10. How Australian compares… UK Source: Adapted from WHO

  11. Some facts about Japan • Universal health care • Japan has the highest combined life expectancy of any developed country • Only 66% of Japanese population live in an urban area compared to 90% in the UK and 88% in Australia

  12. How Australian compares… Japan Source: Adapted from WHO

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