1. Health status of Australians compared with other developed countries Comparing: Sweden United States of America United Kingdom Japan

2. The big picture In most aspects of health, Australia either matches or leads other comparable countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in key measures of health: – Life expectancy – Mortality – Perceived health status

3. How Australia compares to other OECD countries One of the highest life expectancies in the world, ranking fourth behind Japan, Switzerland and Iceland (when male and female figures are combined) Overall mortality rate compares well with other OECD countries. Since 1960, death rates for females has declined 54%, and for males 53%. High perceived health status - ranking fifth behind NZ, USA, Canada and Switzerland

4. Why compare Australia to Sweden, USA, UK and Japan? Similar quality of life Similar health status Similar burden of disease …but some interesting differences to explore!

5. Some facts about Sweden Government funded health care system, available to all 85% of the population are non smokers Just over 5% of population in Sweden is aged 80+ making Sweden Europe’s proportionally largest elderly population

6. How Australian compares… Sweden AustraliaSweden Population (in thousands) total, 200620 5309078 Population in urban areas (%) 20066684 HALE at birth (years) both sexes, 20037573 Life Expectancy at birth (years) both sexes, 20068381 Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) both sexes, 2006 33 Maternal mortality rate (per 100 000 live births), 2005 63 U5MR (per 1000 live births) both sexes, 200644 Source: Adapted from WHO

7. Some facts about USA The only developed nation without universal health care Australia has recently overtaken the USA as the most obese nation Leading causes of death are heart disease, cancer and stroke Many ethnic groups live in poverty, without access to health care

8. How Australian compares… USA AustraliaUSA Population (in thousands) total, 200620 530302 841 Population in urban areas (%) 20066681 HALE at birth (years) both sexes, 20037569 Life Expectancy at birth (years) both sexes, 20068378 Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) both sexes, 2006 37 Maternal mortality rate (per 100 000 live births), 2005 611 U5MR (per 1000 live births) both sexes, 200648 Source: Adapted from WHO

9. Some facts about UK Government funded health care system, available to all People in the northern UK experience poorer health than those in the south however only minor gaps in life expectancy exist between north and south

10. How Australian compares… UK AustraliaUK Population (in thousands) total, 200620 53060 512 Population in urban areas (%) 20066690 HALE at birth (years) both sexes, 20037571 Life Expectancy at birth (years) both sexes, 20068379 Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) both sexes, 2006 35 Maternal mortality rate (per 100 000 live births), 2005 68 U5MR (per 1000 live births) both sexes, 200646 Source: Adapted from WHO

11. Universal health care Japan has the highest combined life expectancy of any developed country Only 66% of Japanese population live in an urban area compared to 90% in the UK and 88% in Australia Some facts about Japan

12. How Australian compares… Japan AustraliaJapan Population (in thousands) total, 200620 530127 953 Population in urban areas (%) 200666 HALE at birth (years) both sexes, 200375 Life Expectancy at birth (years) both sexes, 200683 Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) both sexes, 2006 33 Maternal mortality rate (per 100 000 live births), 2005 66 U5MR (per 1000 live births) both sexes, 200644 Source: Adapted from WHO