In financial year 2023, 2.28 million people aged between 55 and 64 years received a prescription for a medication in Australia in the last 12 months. On the other hand, just over 400 thousand people aged 85 years and over received a prescription for a medication in that year.
Number of people aged 15 years and over who received a prescription for a medication in the last 12 months in Australia in financial year 2023, by age group
(in 1,000s)
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the stated year; for example, financial year 2021 starts on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2021.
Values were estimated by the source.
Includes only prescriptions received from a General Practitioner.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 21, 2023). Number of people aged 15 years and over who received a prescription for a medication in the last 12 months in Australia in financial year 2023, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362645/australia-people-who-received-a-prescription-for-a-medication-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of people aged 15 years and over who received a prescription for a medication in the last 12 months in Australia in financial year 2023, by age group (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362645/australia-people-who-received-a-prescription-for-a-medication-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Number of people aged 15 years and over who received a prescription for a medication in the last 12 months in Australia in financial year 2023, by age group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362645/australia-people-who-received-a-prescription-for-a-medication-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of People Aged 15 Years and over Who Received a Prescription for a Medication in The Last 12 Months in Australia in Financial Year 2023, by Age Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362645/australia-people-who-received-a-prescription-for-a-medication-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of people aged 15 years and over who received a prescription for a medication in the last 12 months in Australia in financial year 2023, by age group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362645/australia-people-who-received-a-prescription-for-a-medication-by-age-group/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of people aged 15 years and over who received a prescription for a medication in the last 12 months in Australia in financial year 2023, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362645/australia-people-who-received-a-prescription-for-a-medication-by-age-group/
