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Some Australian medical statistics
Disability
- Australian workers have a 1-in-3 chance of becoming disabled through illness or injury for a period greater than 3 months prior to retirement age of 65. 1
- The largest cause of disability is illness- accounting for 70%. 2
Cancer
- New cancer cases are diagnosed at the rate of almost 350,000 per year, or approximately 40 per hour. 3
- The most prevalent and single largest killer of woman between the ages 30 - 60 is Breast Cancer, taking the lives of almost 7 women each day. It is also the most likely form of cancer to affect women in their early ages. 4
- Men have a 1-in-3 chance of developing some form of cancer throughout their lives. 5
Heart Conditions
- The major cause of disability in Australian adults is stroke with over 40,000 recorded cases annually. 3
- Men's chances of having a coronary hear disease during their lifetime increase to 1-in-2 by the age of 40. 6
- Over 4-in-10 victims of heart attack will die within a year and in excess of 50% of these deaths occur before the sufferer reaches a hospital. 7
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