In 2018 in Australia, over 90 percent of people with a disability saw a GP for their own health. Over 60 percent of people with a disability saw a medical specialist, while close to 40 percent of people with a disability saw three or more health professionals for the same condition.
Share of people with a disability who used health services for own health in the last 12 months in Australia as of 2018, by service used
People aged 64 and under with disability living in households
Supplementary notes
Notes from source:
Health services includes GP, GP for urgent medical care, medical specialist, dental professional, hospital emergency department, admission to hospital, and seeing 3 or more health professionals for same condition.
Collected for people with disability, or primary carers, living in households.
(e) Includes dentist, dental hygienist, and dental specialist.
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AIHW. (July 5, 2022). Share of people with a disability who used health services for own health in the last 12 months in Australia as of 2018, by service used [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389878/australia-share-of-people-with-disability-who-used-a-health-service-by-service-used/
AIHW. "Share of people with a disability who used health services for own health in the last 12 months in Australia as of 2018, by service used." Chart. July 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389878/australia-share-of-people-with-disability-who-used-a-health-service-by-service-used/
AIHW. (2022). Share of people with a disability who used health services for own health in the last 12 months in Australia as of 2018, by service used. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389878/australia-share-of-people-with-disability-who-used-a-health-service-by-service-used/
AIHW. "Share of People with a Disability Who Used Health Services for Own Health in The Last 12 Months in Australia as of 2018, by Service Used." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389878/australia-share-of-people-with-disability-who-used-a-health-service-by-service-used/
AIHW, Share of people with a disability who used health services for own health in the last 12 months in Australia as of 2018, by service used Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389878/australia-share-of-people-with-disability-who-used-a-health-service-by-service-used/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people with a disability who used health services for own health in the last 12 months in Australia as of 2018, by service used [Graph], AIHW, July 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389878/australia-share-of-people-with-disability-who-used-a-health-service-by-service-used/
