Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information.
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In 2024, 45% of diagnoses of acute rheumatic fever among First Nations people occurred in youths aged 5-14, according to a recent report published by the AIHW.

Learn more in the report on the AIHW website:
👉https://t.co/84IpJGjzYt

@NACCHOAustralia #AcuteRheumaticFever

[Australian Institute of Health and Welfare @aihw]

An updated report on the ear and hearing health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has been published by the AIHW today.

Swipe for some findings or learn more in the report:
👉https://t.co/QOMBGzvohq

@NACCHOAustralia #FirstNations

[Australian Institute of Health and Welfare @aihw]

A new report has been published by the AIHW today, exploring health outcomes in aged care residents with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Find out more in the report:
👉https://t.co/v94Dut9JJs

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Today, the AIHW has released an updated report on Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in Australia.

Swipe for some key findings or read the full report on our website:
👉https://t.co/33L0wm0sA5

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New data has been published by the AIHW today about the youth detention population in Australia in 2025.

Learn more in the report on our website:
👉https://t.co/OjfEzMbyWT

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The AIHW’s Hospitals platform was updated today, showing national, state and hospital-level elective surgery wait times and emergency department (ED) presentations for 2024–25.

Swipe for some key findings, or visit our website: https://t.co/GKlz4AjGB0

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Every year, thousands of Australians are admitted to hospital for heart failure. The AIHW recently released a new report showing how Australians with heart failure receive health care.

Read the full report on our website:
👉https://t.co/WaYz8SuizQ

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The AIHW has released 3 new articles today on the health and welfare characteristics of Australia's veterans who belong to First Nations, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), and LGBTIQ+ populations.

🔗Read the full articles: https://t.co/c2xjVcX4bd

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Updates to the AIHW's annual Dementia in Australia report have been published.

Read more in the full report:
👉https://t.co/rE3swP9np1

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1 in 11 Australians were living with long-term neurological conditions in 2022, according to a new report released by the AIHW today.

Visit our website for the full report: https://t.co/ebsXUyMNHJ

[Australian Institute of Health and Welfare @aihw]

A new report released by the AIHW today highlights the importance of early access to specialist palliative care for improving health outcomes, including reduced hospitalisations and improved symptom control.

Learn more in the report on our website: https://t.co/7YVj9BLqQ1

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The AIHW has released the Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) annual report today.

SHS agencies provide a range of support services for people experiencing homelessness, or at risk of homelessness.

Read more in the report on our website: https://t.co/3A1xNALm0Z

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Dog bites are causing more hospitalisations, according to new AIHW data published recently about the rate of injury in Australia.

Find out more in the report on our website:
👉https://t.co/ocDtTNjn33

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The National Aged Care Data Asset has been updated! It now includes 27 years of data about Australians who have used government-funded aged care programs or received an aged care eligibility assessment, up to 30 June 2024.

Learn more on our website: https://t.co/CqvuBjcYsg

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Data published by the AIHW today shows that people experiencing financial stress were 2.5x more likely to report poor mental health in 2023.

You can find out more on our mental health hub, which was updated today:
👉 https://t.co/6sb75SU3GU

@MHFAus #MentalHealth

[Australian Institute of Health and Welfare @aihw]

Today is the start of summer and it's also #NationalWaterSafetyDay!

Injuries from diving or jumping into water peaked in summer in 2023–24, according to data published by the AIHW last week.

Read more in the report on the AIHW website: https://t.co/ocDtTNjn33

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99% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had at least one type of health service in the local area in 2022–23, according to a report released by the AIHW this week.

Read more in the report on the AIHW website: https://t.co/e70StdKCUB

@NACCHOAustralia

[Australian Institute of Health and Welfare @aihw]

Data updates are now available on the health and wellbeing of mothers and babies.

Find out more on our website: https://t.co/9unta1Yahv

#maternalhealth #mothersandbabies

[Australian Institute of Health and Welfare @aihw]

For the first time, the AIHW has released national estimates for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) in Australia.

MBC is breast cancer that has spread beyond the breast to other parts of the body.

Read key findings: https://t.co/bXQB2zGZcL

#MetastaticBreastCancer #BreastCancer