The Health of the People of New South Wales Report of the Chief Health Officer, 1997

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This page refers to the 1997 edition of the NSW Chief Health Officer's Report which is now superseded. This page and the 1997 edition of the Report should be used for historical reference only.

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[Foreward] [Overview] [Map of Health Areas] [Demography] [Health of Mothers and Babies] [Self-Reported Health and Disability] [Illness] [Life Expectancy and Death] [Health-related Behaviour] [Health and the Environment] [Health of Aboriginal Peoples] [Country of birth differentials] [Socioeconomic status and health] [Injury] [Asthma] [Cardiovascular Diseases] [Diabetes Mellitus] [Cancer] [Communicable Diseases] [Mental Health] [Dental Health] [Appendices]

Foreword

Overview

Map of Health Areas

Demography

Introduction and summary
Population pyramid
1996 NSW estimated resident population
Dependency ratio
Country of birth
Language spoken at home
Individual income
Level of education
Unemployment and labour force participation

Health of mothers and babies

Introduction and summary
Crude birth rate
Fertility rate and median age of mothers
Births to young women
Perinatal mortality
Infant mortality
Low birth-weight
Prematurity
Birth defects
Sudden infant death syndrome

Self-reported health and disability

Introduction and summary
Self-reported health status
Disabling conditions and severity of handicap
Area of handicap

Illness

Introduction and summary
Self-reported recent health conditions
Self-reported long-term health conditions
Causes of hospitalisation - 0-14 years
Causes of hospitalisation - 15-64 years
Causes of hospitalisation - 65+ years

Life expectancy and death

Introduction and summary
Life expectancy at birth
Expected age at death at the age of 65 years
Deaths from all causes
Age-specific death rates
Deaths from all causes by health area
Causes of death - all ages
Causes of death - 0-14 years
Causes of death - 15-64 years
Causes of death - 65+ years
Age at death by cause - males
Age at death by cause - females
Potential years of life lost

Health-related behaviours

Introduction and summary
Physical activity - trend
Physical activity - by health area
Physical activity - by demographics
Sun protection - secondary school students
Sun protection - adults
Overweight and obesity - trend
Overweight and obesity - by health area
High blood cholesterol and hypertension
Food habits
Breastfeeding
Smoking - trend
Smoking - by health area
Smoking - primary school students
Smoking - secondary school students
Alcohol use - trend
Alcohol use - by health area
Alcohol use - primary school students
Alcohol use - secondary school students
Cannabis use - secondary school students
Stimulant and narcotic use - secondary school students
Heroin, methadone and other opiates - deaths

Health and the environment

Introduction and summary
Air quality - lead
Air quality - atmospheric particles
Air quality - oxides of nitrogen
Air quality - ozone
Water quality - coliforms
Water quality - aluminium and lead
Water quality - pesticides and trihalomethanes

The health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Introduction and summary
Projected indigenous population
Indigenous population pyramid
Recording of indigenous status
Perinatal deaths
Premature births
Premature mortality
Hospitalisations
Cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular risk factors
Diabetes mellitus
Respiratory diseases
Cancer
Injury and poisoning
Alcohol consumption
Vaccine preventable diseases

Country of birth differentials

Introduction and summary
Perinatal deaths
Premature births
Deaths from all causes
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
Diabetes mellitus
Lung cancer
Colorectal cancer
Prostate cancer
Cervical cancer
Breast cancer
Injury and poisoning
Hospital separations for all causes

Socioeconomic status and health

Introduction and summary
Premature deaths from all causes
Premature deaths from cardiovascular diseases
Premature deaths from injury and poisoning
Premature deaths from respiratory diseases
Premature deaths from lung cancer
Premature deaths from cervical cancer
Premature deaths from breast cancer and other cancers
Hospital separations for all causes
Smoking
Alcohol consumption
Physical activity
Overweight/obesity
Self-rated health

Injury

Introduction and summary
Injury and poisoning - deaths
Injury and poisoning - deaths by health area
Injury and poisoning - hospitalisations
Injury and poisoning - hospitalisations by health area
Road injury - deaths
Road injury - hospitalisations
Unintentional drowning - deaths
Unintentional drowning and near-drowning - hospitalisations
Falls in people of all ages and older people - hospitalisations
Falls in children - hospitalisations
Sports injury - hospitalisations
Unintentional poisoning - hospitalisations
Injury due to fire, burns and scalds - hospitalisations
Homicide - deaths
Interpersonal violence - hospitalisations
Abuse and neglect among children and young people
Firearm injury - deaths
Firearm injury - hospitalisations
Firearm injury - hospitalisations by health area

Asthma

Introduction and summary
Asthma prevalence - children
Asthma prevalence - adults
Asthma prevalence - adults, by health area
Asthma - deaths
Asthma - hospitalisations

Cardiovascular diseases

Introduction and summary
Coronary heart disease - deaths
Coronary heart disease - deaths by health area
Coronary heart disease - hospitalisations
Stroke - deaths
Stroke - deaths by health area
Stroke - hospitalisations

Diabetes mellitus

Introduction and summary
Diabetes - prevalence
Diabetes - deaths
Diabetes - hospitalisations
Diabetes - lower extremity amputations

Cancer

Introduction and summary
Potential years of life lost - cancers
All cancers

[trends] [by age]
Breast cancer

[trends] [by health area] [by age]
Maps - [deaths - females] [incidence - females]
Colorectal cancer

[trends] [by health area] [by age]
Maps - [deaths - females] [incidence - females] [deaths - males] [incidence - males]
Melanoma cancer

[trends] [by health area] [by age]
Maps - [deaths - females] [incidence - females] [deaths - males] [incidence - males]
Lung cancer

[trends] [by health area] [by age]
Maps - [deaths - females] [incidence - females] [deaths - males] [incidence - males]
Cancer of the cervix

[trends] [by health area] [by age]
Maps - [deaths - females] [incidence - females]
Prostate cancer

[trends] [by health area]
[by age] Maps - [deaths - males] [incidence - males]

Communicable diseases

Introduction and summary
Notifications for infectious diseases, NSW 1992 to 1996
Haemophilus influenzae type b
Measles
Pertussis
Rubella
Tetanus
Immunisation coverage
Tuberculosis
Gonorrhoea
Syphilis
HIV and AIDS
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
HIV and hepatitis C in injecting drug users
Salmonella infection and food poisoning
Legionnaires' disease
Q fever
Arboviruses

Mental health

Introduction and summary
Mental health problems - children
Mental health problems - adults
Suicide deaths
Suicide attempts

Dental health

Introduction and summary
Oral health of six year old children
Oral health of twelve year old children
Hospital separations of children 0-14 years
Hospital separations of adults 15+ years

Appendices

Methods
Glossary
List of NSW Local Government Areas (LGAs) by health areas
Acknowledgements
Evaluation