Australian heart disease statistics
Australian heart disease statistics: Physical activity and cardiovascular disease
This report, produced with our project partners at Deakin University, highlights the importance of physical activity as a risk factor in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. Physical inactivity is strongly linked to increased risk of heart disease, and participating in sufficient amounts of physical activity is now recognised as one of the most important actions to prevent chronic diseases.
Regular participation in physical activity is known to reduce the risk of physical health problems such as cardiovascular disease and stroke, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, some cancers and osteoporosis. There is also solid evidence of the mental health benefits of physical activity including in the prevention and management of depression.
Overweight, obesity and cardiovascular disease
Australian heart disease statistics 2014
Australian heart disease statistics 2015
Our second, annual compendium of Australian heart disease statistics, produced with our project partners at Deakin University, presents a compelling picture of heart disease in Australia today. It offers up-to-date data on the behavioural and medical risk factors, treatment, morbidity and mortality relating to heart disease.
Heart disease in Australia
- Cardiovascular disease fact sheet
- Heart disease fact sheet
- Heart attack fact sheet
- Burden of disease fact sheet
- Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in Australia
- Cardiovascular risk profile - Australians 18 to 44
- Cardiovascular risk profile - Australians 45 and over
- Cardiovascular risk profile - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- High blood pressure statistics
- High cholesterol statistics
- Fruit and vegetable consumption statistics
- Overweight and obesity statistics
- Level of exercise statistics
- Smoking statistics
- Australian heart disease statistics
