Australia's mothers and babies 2006 is the sixteenth report providing information on births in Australia from perinatal data collections for each state and territory. The report presents demographic, pregnancy and childbirth factors of women who gave birth in 2006 and the characteristics and outcomes of their babies. The report is produced by the AIHW National...

Health care expenditure on cardiovascular diseases 2004-05 presents summary data of allocated health expenditure collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. This report presents comparisons of allocated expenditure on cardiovascular disease over time and relative to other disease types. In addition, breakdowns of allocated expenditure according to age, sex and health sector are...

The aim of this study was to examine patterns of undergoing a procedure for diseases of the digestive tract once in hospital for Indigenous Australians compared with other Australians, after adjustment for a number of explanatory variables.

The National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission commissioned the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare to undertake projections of Australian health care expenditure using the Institute's disease expenditure projection model. The report projects health and residential aged care expenditure for the period 2003 to 2033. Total expenditure on health and residential aged care is projected...

This report presents statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2005. Unintentional falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of...