Cardiovascular disease in women
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Cardiovascular disease in women, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 08 November 2024.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Cardiovascular disease in women. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cardiovascular disease in women. AIHW, 2019.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cardiovascular disease in women. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Cardiovascular disease in women, AIHW, Canberra.
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Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of illness and death. With increasing recognition that aspects of its prevention, treatment and management are unique to women, this report focuses on the impact of cardiovascular disease on the health of Australian women.
Over half a million Australian women had 1 or more heart, stroke and vascular diseases in 2017–18, and more than 22,200 died from cardiovascular disease in 2016.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-571-0
- Cat. no: CDK 15
- Pages: 106
Findings from this report:
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An estimated 510,000 Australian women reported 1 or more heart, stroke and vascular diseases in 2017–18
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22,200 women died from CVD in 2016—or 3 in 10 of all female deaths
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CVD hospitalisation rates for females fell overall between 2006–07 and 2015–16 but increased among younger women
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Indigenous women are up to twice as likely to have CVD, and to die from coronary heart disease or stroke