Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Impact of alcohol and illicit drug use on the burden of disease and injury in Australia: Australian Burden of Disease Study 2011 , AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 05 November 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Impact of alcohol and illicit drug use on the burden of disease and injury in Australia: Australian Burden of Disease Study 2011 . Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Impact of alcohol and illicit drug use on the burden of disease and injury in Australia: Australian Burden of Disease Study 2011 . AIHW, 2018.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Impact of alcohol and illicit drug use on the burden of disease and injury in Australia: Australian Burden of Disease Study 2011 . Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Impact of alcohol and illicit drug use on the burden of disease and injury in Australia: Australian Burden of Disease Study 2011 , AIHW, Canberra.
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This report quantifies the health impact that alcohol and illicit drug use place on Australia, including as risk factors for other diseases and injuries. It estimates that alcohol and illicit drugs were collectively responsible for 6.7% of Australia’s disease burden in 2011. The report highlights that health inequalities exist, with lower socioeconomic groups and more remote areas generally experiencing higher rates of disease burden due to alcohol and illicit drug use.
Nearly 1 in every 20 deaths in 2011 were from alcohol and illicit drug use, equating to 6,660 deaths
6.7% of all disease burden in Australia was from alcohol and illicit drug use in 2011 (9% for males and 4% for females)
4.6% of all disease burden in Australia was from alcohol use alone, of which one-third was due to alcohol dependence
On its own, illicit drug use was responsible for 2.3% of Australia’s disease burden
23 Apr 2018 - Summary heading corrected from 'One-third of road traffic injuries dl!e to alcohol use' to 'One-third of the burden of road traffic injuries is due to alcohol use'. Correct the number of DALY ASR indicated in the X axis of figures 10.2 and 10.4.
