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Report of the NSW Chief Health Officer: Table of contents

Report of the NSW Chief Health Officer: Table of contents

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Preliminaries

	Foreword
	About this report
	Contributors
	How to use this report
	Map of health areas
	Abbreviations
	Copyright and disclaimer
	Contact information

Determinants of health

	NSW population
	Social determinants
	Environment
	Health-related behaviours

Burden of disease

<<	Key points
	Introduction
	Life expectancy at birth
	Life expectancy at birth by Health Area
	Life expectancy at 65 years
	Life expectancy at 65 years by Health Area
	Deaths from all causes
	Deaths from all causes by Health Area
	Causes of death
	Premature deaths
	Potentially avoidable deaths with projections
	Causes of potentially avoidable death
	Preventable causes of potentially avoidable death by category of cause
	Health care amenable causes of potentially avoidable death by category of cause
	Causes of potentially avoidable death in Health Area
	Potentially avoidable deaths by Health Area
	Potentially avoidable deaths from preventable causes by Health Area
	Potentially avoidable deaths from causes amenable to health care by Health Area
	Potentially avoidable deaths in Health Area
	Potentially avoidable deaths by Local Government Area
	Deaths potentially avoidable by primary prevention by Local Government Area
	Deaths potentially avoidable by health care interventions by Local Government Area
	Infant mortality
	Hospitalisation for all causes and persons hospitalised
	Hospitalisations for all causes with projections
	Causes of hospitalisation
	Hospitalisations by Health Area
	Hospitalisations in Health Area
	Causes of hospitalisation in Health Area
	Self-rated health
	Disability adjusted life years in Australia and NSW
	Disability adjusted life years and risk factors
	Hospitalisations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions
	Hospitalisations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions by Health Area
	Hospitalisations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in Health Area
	Types of ambulatory care sensitive conditions
	Types of ambulatory care sensitive conditions in Health Area
	Ambulatory care sensitive conditions by Local Government Area
	International rankings of life expectancy
	International rankings of infant mortality
	Arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions
	Dementia

Health inequalities

	Aboriginal peoples
	Country of birth
	Refugee health
	Rural and remote populations
	Socioeconomic status

Health priority areas

	Cardiovascular disease
	Diabetes
	Cancer
	Respiratory disease
	Injury and poisoning
	Mental health
	Oral health
	Pregnancy and the newborn period
	Communicable diseases

Selected indicators by topic

	Men's health
	Women's health
	Older people's health
	Overweight and obesity
	Alcohol
	Smoking
	Illicit substances
	Ambulatory care sensitive conditions
	Potentially avoidable deaths
	Life expectancy
	Indicators by geographic areas
	Indicators for individual geographic areas
	Maps of indicators by local government area

Appendices

	Methods
	Disease and procedure codes used in this report
	Glossary
	List of local government areas by health area
	List of local government areas by Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA+)

Copyright notice

This work is copyright NSW Department of Health, 2006. It may be reproduced in whole or in part, subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source. Commercial usage or sale is prohibited.

Suggested citation

Population Health Division. The health of the people of New South Wales - Report of the Chief Health Officer. Sydney: NSW Department of Health. Available at: www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/chorep/. Accessed (insert date of access).

Produced by

Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health.

This page last updated on 20 October 2009

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