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Health care system in Australia

Statistics report on the health care system in Australia

This report presents statistics about the health care system in Australia. It begins by providing a global overview of health care systems. Then it examines the health expenditure in the country, the makeup of health professionals and services, as well as how the Australian public view the state of the nation's health system.

Table of contents

Global overview

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  • Premium Statistic Health care systems ranking of countries worldwide in 2023, by score
  • Premium Statistic Leading countries with the best medicine availability and costs worldwide in 2025
  • Basic Statistic Health care outcomes ranking of 11 select countries' health care systems 2023
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest life expectancy 2023
  • Premium Statistic Leading health problems worldwide 2025
  • Premium Statistic Health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in select countries 2024

Health expenditure

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  • Premium Statistic National health expenditure Australia FY 2012-2024
  • Premium Statistic Governmental health expenditure in Australia FY 2012-2024, by type of expenditure
  • Premium Statistic Share of health expenditure in Australia FY 2013-2023, by governmental source
  • Premium Statistic Annual growth in health expenditure in Australia FY 2023, by area of expenditure
  • Premium Statistic Health expenditure as percentage of the GDP in Australia FY 2012-2024
  • Premium Statistic National health expenditure Australia FY 2019-2029, by health function

Health professionals

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  • Premium Statistic Headcount of general practitioners in Australia 2018-2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of general practitioners in FTE Australia 2018-2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of registered psychologists Australia 2024, by state
  • Premium Statistic Number of registered nurses and midwives Australia 2019-2023, by profession
  • Premium Statistic Number of registered nurses and midwives Australia 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic Number of registered paramedics Australia FY 2023, by state or territory

Hospitals and accessibility

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  • Premium Statistic Number of public hospitals Australia FY 2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Number of public hospitals in Australia FY 2023 by remoteness and state
  • Premium Statistic Number of public hospital beds Australia FY 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic Public hospital bed density Australia FY 2023, by state
  • Basic Statistic People who saw a general practitioner Australia FY 2024, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Share of patients not accessing care due to costs Australia FY2021-FY2023, by age

Public opinion

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  • Premium Statistic Opinion on affordability of health practitioners Australia FY 2022-24, by type
  • Premium Statistic Level of satisfaction with treatment health practitioner Australia FY2022-24, by type
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion on ease of access to health practitioner Australia FY 2022-24, by type
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion on parties most capable in managing healthcare Australia 2025
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion on building strong health and medical research industry Australia 2024
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion on clinical trials Australia 2024
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