In financial year 2023, a survey on patient experiences in Australia reported that around 94 percent of male respondents who were 85 years and older received prescriptions for medication in that year, just slightly lower than females in that age group, at around 96 percent. The overall survey results show that patients are more likely to receive a prescription for medication if they are older.
Share of patients who received prescriptions for medication in Australia in financial year 2023, by age group and gender
Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, the financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
Note: Exact wording of the survey question: "Since last year, has any GP written [you/him/her] a prescription for medication?"
Only includes prescriptions received from a general practitioner.
Survey respondents include only those who are usual residents of private dwellings.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 21, 2023). Share of patients who received prescriptions for medication in Australia in financial year 2023, by age group and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/995742/australia-patients-with-prescriptions-for-medication-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of patients who received prescriptions for medication in Australia in financial year 2023, by age group and gender." Chart. November 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995742/australia-patients-with-prescriptions-for-medication-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Share of patients who received prescriptions for medication in Australia in financial year 2023, by age group and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995742/australia-patients-with-prescriptions-for-medication-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Patients Who Received Prescriptions for Medication in Australia in Financial Year 2023, by Age Group and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995742/australia-patients-with-prescriptions-for-medication-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of patients who received prescriptions for medication in Australia in financial year 2023, by age group and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995742/australia-patients-with-prescriptions-for-medication-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Share of patients who received prescriptions for medication in Australia in financial year 2023, by age group and gender [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/995742/australia-patients-with-prescriptions-for-medication-by-age-and-gender/
