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Australia’shealth2026 The AIHW is a corporate Commonwealth entity producing authoritative and accessibleinformation and statistics to inform and support better policy and service deliverydecisions, leading to better health and wellbeing. © The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2026 All material presented in this document is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationallicence, with the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms (the terms of use for the Coat of Arms areavailable athttps://www.pmc.gov.au/government/commonwealth-coat-arms)or any material owned bythird parties, including for example, design, layout or images obtained under licence from third parties andsignatures. All reasonable efforts have been made to identify and label material owned by third parties. The details of the relevant licence conditions are available on the Creative Commons website (availableathttps://creativecommons.org), as is the full legal code for the CC BY 4.0 license. This publication is part of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’sAustralia’s healthseries.A complete list of the Institute’s publications is available from the Institute’s websitewww.aihw.gov.au. ISBN 978-1-923553-31-6 (Online)ISBN 978-1-923553-32-3 (Print)ISSN 2651-978X (Online)ISSN 1032-6138 (Print)DOI 10.25816/cy49-1m75 Suggested citation AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2026)Australia’s health 2026, AIHW, AustralianGovernment. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Board ChairThe Hon Nicola RoxonChief Executive OfficerDr Zoran Bolevich Any enquiries about or comments on this publication should be directed to:Australian Institute of Health and WelfareGPO Box 570Canberra ACT 2601Tel: (02) 6244 1000Email: info@aihw.gov.au Published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Please note that there is the potential for minor revisions of data in this report.Please check the online version atwww.aihw.gov.aufor any amendments. The Hon Mark Butler MPMinister for Health and Aged CareParliament HouseMinister for Health and Aged CareParliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600DearMinisterThe Hon Mark Butler MPMinister for Health and AgeingMinister for Disability and theNational Disability Insurance SchemeParliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600 23 September 2022.Dear Minister On behalf of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare(AIHW) Board, I am pleased topresent the AIHW’s annual report for 2021–22. This report was approved by the Board on23 September 2022.Performance andAccountability Act 2013, the Public Governance, Performance andAccountability Rule 2014 and other relevant legislation.The report includes the AIHW’s audited financial statements and annual performancestatements for 2021–22.On behalf of the Board of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW),I am pleased to present to youAustralia’s health 2026, as required under subsection31(1) of theAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987. This report has been prepared in accordance with section 46 of thePublic Governance,Performance andAccountability Act 2013, the Public Governance, Performance andAccountability Rule 2014 and other relevant legislation.The report includes the AIHW’s audited financial statements and annual performancestatements for 2021–22.I am satisfied that the AIHW has, in accordance with section 10 of the Public Governance,Performance and Accountability Rule 2014, prepared fraud risk assessments and a fraudI am satisfied that the AIHW has, in accordance with section 10 of the Public Governance,Performance and Accountability Rule 2014, prepared fraud risk assessments and a fraudcontrol plan and has appropriate fraud prevention, detection, investigation, reporting anddata collectionmechanisms to meet the specific needs of the AIHW.Yours sincerelyTheAustralia’s healthsuite of products continues the AIHW tradition of deliveringhigh quality evidence and value-added analysis on the health of Australians. TheAustralia’s health 2026report provides a summary of key health-related findings and adiscussion of selected contemporary health issues. The report is complemented by acollection of webpages that provide comprehensive coverage of health topics and dataimprovements. control plan and has appropriate fraud prevention, detection, investigation, reporting anddata collectionmechanisms to meet the specific needs of the AIHW.Yours sincerelyI commendAustralia’s health 2026to you as a significant contribution to nationalinformation on the health of people in Australia and provision of services that supportgood health. This information can be used to inform the development and the reviewof policies and programs in Australia. Yours sincerely Mrs Louise MarkusChair,AIHW Board23September 2022The Hon Nicola RoxonChair, AIHW Board24 June 2026 Message from the CEO Australia’s health 2026marks the 20thedition of the biennial health series by theAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). It forms part of t