Morbidity (VCE SSCE Health and Human Development): Flashcards
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Morbidity definition
Morbidity definition
Ill health in individual & levels of ill health in population
Incidence definition
Incidence definition
Number/rate of new cases of disease in a population
Prevalence definition
Prevalence definition
Total number/proportion of cases present at a given time
% of Australians with long-term health conditions
% of Australians with long-term health conditions
Around 75%
Most common long-term conditions (both genders)
Most common long-term conditions (both genders)
Vision problems (long-sightedness & short-sightedness)
Average GP visits per person per year in Australia
Average GP visits per person per year in Australia
6.5 visits
Total hospitalisations in Australia (2018-19)
Total hospitalisations in Australia (2018-19)
11.5 million
Hospital separation definition
Hospital separation definition
Episode of care from admission to transfer, discharge or death
Top causes of hospital separations (2017-18)
Top causes of hospital separations (2017-18)
Dialysis & cancer (1.5m each)
Diabetes rate trend over past two decades
Diabetes rate trend over past two decades
Tripled