This dataset, released July 2018, contains children and youth health statistics based on Children fully immunised at 1 year of age, 2 years of age and 5 years of age, 2015; HPV vaccine coverage: females aged 15 years in mid-2015, who received Dose 3 of the vaccine by 2017; HPV vaccine coverage: males aged 15 years in mid-2015, who received Dose 3 of the vaccine by 2017; Infant deaths, 2011 to 2015; Child mortality: Deaths of children aged 1 to 4 years, 2011 to 2015; Youth mortality: Deaths of persons aged 15 to 24 years, 2011 to 2015. The data is by Primary Health Network (PHN) 2017 geographic boundaries based on the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).
There are 31 PHNs set up by the Australian Government. Each network is controlled by a board of medical professionals and advised by a clinical council and community advisory committee. The boundaries of the PHNs closely align with the Local Hospital Networks where possible.
For more information please see the data source notes on the data.
Source: Compiled by PHIDU based on data provided by the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, MedicareAustralia, 2015; the National HPV Vaccination Program Register (NHVPR), February 2018; the ABS Census Estimated Resident Population (ERP) 2015; and deaths data based on the 2011 to 2015 Cause of Death Unit Record Files supplied by the Australian Coordinating Registry and the Victorian Department of Justice, on behalf of the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages and the National Coronial Information System.
AURIN has spatially enabled the original data. Data that was not shown/not applicable/not published/not available for the specific area ('#', '..', '^', 'np, 'n.a.', 'n.y.a.' in original PHIDU data) was removed.It has been replaced by by Blank cells. For other keys and abbreviations refer to PHIDU Keys.
