In financial year 2023, 15.2 percent of people aged 15 years and above in Australia had visited a hospital emergency department in the last 12 months. This was the highest percentage of visits by people in Australia aged 15 years and above over the last 13 years.
Share of people aged 15 years and over in Australia who visited a hospital emergency department in the last 12 months from financial year 2011 to 2023
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 21, 2023). Share of people aged 15 years and over in Australia who visited a hospital emergency department in the last 12 months from financial year 2011 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362586/australia-share-of-people-who-visited-a-hospital-emergency-department/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of people aged 15 years and over in Australia who visited a hospital emergency department in the last 12 months from financial year 2011 to 2023." Chart. November 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362586/australia-share-of-people-who-visited-a-hospital-emergency-department/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Share of people aged 15 years and over in Australia who visited a hospital emergency department in the last 12 months from financial year 2011 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362586/australia-share-of-people-who-visited-a-hospital-emergency-department/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of People Aged 15 Years and over in Australia Who Visited a Hospital Emergency Department in The Last 12 Months from Financial Year 2011 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362586/australia-share-of-people-who-visited-a-hospital-emergency-department/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of people aged 15 years and over in Australia who visited a hospital emergency department in the last 12 months from financial year 2011 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362586/australia-share-of-people-who-visited-a-hospital-emergency-department/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Share of people aged 15 years and over in Australia who visited a hospital emergency department in the last 12 months from financial year 2011 to 2023 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362586/australia-share-of-people-who-visited-a-hospital-emergency-department/