AIHW - Health Risk Factors - Adults who have High Blood Pressure Crude (%) (PHN) 2014-2015

This dataset presents the footprint of the crude percentage of adults who have high blood pressure. High blood pressure (or hypertension), is defined as including any of the following; systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mmHg, or; diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90 mmHg, or; receiving medication for high blood pressure. As an indication of the accuracy of estimates, 95% confidence intervals were produced. These were calculated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) using standard error estimates of the proportion. The data spans the financial year of 2014-2015 and is aggregated to 2015 Department of Health Primary Health Network (PHN) areas, based on the 2011 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). Health risk factors are attributes, characteristics or exposures that increase the likelihood of a person developing a disease or health disorder. Examples of health risk factors include risky alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and high blood pressure. High-quality information on health risk factors is important in providing an evidence base to inform health policy, program and service delivery. For further information about this dataset, visit the data source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Health Risk Factors in 2014-2015 Data Tables. Please note:

AURIN has spatially enabled the original data using the Department of Health - PHN Areas.

The health risks factors reported are known to vary with age and the different PHN area populations are known to have a range of age structures. As such, comparisons of results between the PHN areas should be made with caution because the crude rates presented do not account for these age differences.

Adults are defined as persons aged 18 years and over.

Values assigned to "n.p." in the original data have been removed from the data.

Data for PHN701 (Northern Territory) should be interpreted with caution as the National Health Survey excluded discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and very remote areas, which comprise around 28% of the estimated resident population of the Northern Territory living in private dwellings.