This statistic displays the share of people suffering from one or more selected chronic diseases in Australia in 2014-2015, by gender. That year, about 51.9 percent of females and 47.7 percent of males in Australia suffered from at least one chronic disease.
Share of the population with one or more chronic diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by gender
Some children aged 15-17 years may have been personally interviewed with parental consent.
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* Selected chronic diseases in this statistic consist of arthritis, asthma, back problems, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes mellitus, diseases of the circulatory system and mental and behavioural problems.
Figures have been estimated by the source.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 8, 2015). Share of the population with one or more chronic diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/630204/australia-distribution-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-by-gende/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of the population with one or more chronic diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by gender." Chart. December 8, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630204/australia-distribution-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-by-gende/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2015). Share of the population with one or more chronic diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630204/australia-distribution-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-by-gende/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of The Population with One or More Chronic Diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630204/australia-distribution-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-by-gende/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of the population with one or more chronic diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630204/australia-distribution-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-by-gende/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of the population with one or more chronic diseases in Australia 2014-2015, by gender [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 8, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/630204/australia-distribution-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-by-gende/