cvd, mental, cancer stats (atsi, low ses)

Question 1

mental health (low ses)

Answer 1

25% experience mental health issues
only 35% of them seek help, 30% in youth have mental health issues

Question 2

cvd (low ses)

Answer 2

• 30% are obese
• 25% of adults smoke
• cvd is responsible for 40% of deaths

Question 3

cancer (low ses)

Answer 3

• have 10% lower survival rate
• less likely to participate in cancer screening (breast cancer down from 10 to 15%)
• lung cancer up 20% incidence

Question 4

mental health (atsi)

Answer 4

• 30% experience mental health issues
• suicide rates are up 2x
• 24% have mental and behavioural problems

Question 5

cvd (atsi)

Answer 5

• 74% of atsi are obese
• 2.5x more likely to develop cvd
• 2x more likely to get hospitalised

Question 6

lung cancer (atsi)

Answer 6

• 2.2x more smoking
• 2.5x more likely to gain lung cancer

Question 7

breast cancer (atsi)

Answer 7

30% increase mortality due to late diagnosis

Question 8

skin cancer (atsi)

Answer 8

1.5x more likely for skin cancer (non-melanoma)

Question 9

mental health cost

Answer 9

5th most expensive $10.8 bn

Question 10

cvd cost

Answer 10

3rd most expensive $14.3bn

Question 11

cancer cost

Answer 11

2nd highest $14.6bn