Health Statistics The Australian Experience and Opportunities

• Other Authors: Madden, Richard (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Humanities; Social interaction; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health; Indigenous health measurement; life expectancy; misleading statistics; management use of information; data sovereignty; governance; mental; services; pandemic; COVID-19; data linkage; Australia; cross-jurisdiction; dental caries; oral health; periodontal disease; tooth loss; health services; disability; data gaps; disability identification; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF); Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD); health statistics, disability statistics; inequalities; prescribing; quality use of medicines; medication safety; pharmacoepidemiology; medication data; health outcomes; real-world data; real-world evidence; mortality data; cause of death; coronial investigation; continuity of care; data; dementia; health; health service use; integration; last year of life; linkage; suicide; veterans; welfare; wellbeing; general practice; health services research; primary health care; health expenditure; health expenditure projections; disease expenditure; health expenditure policy; mental health; accountability; quality improvement; policy development; health statistics; Australian health system; health surveys; Indigenous
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Health statistics have progressed dramatically in Australia since the 1980s when the Australian Government created the (now) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The 12 papers in this Special Issue describe developments across a diverse range of topics, as well as providing an overview of the scope of health statistics in Australia and describing some ongoing gaps and problems. The papers will be of interest to international readers seeking to improve statistics about their health systems. Health statistics need to respect individuals' personal information, be based on common data standards, and have adequate resourcing and committed staffing . The Australian experience provides valuable insights and examples. Australians will benefit from a comprehensive account of what has been achieved and what remains to be addressed. The papers in the Special Issue demonstrate the importance of continuing commitment to the statistical effort. Authors were chosen because of their known expertise in their respective fields.