Mortality and related life expectancies are important indicators of the health of populations. This factsheet provides a routine update on mortality statistics in the Northern Territory (NT). We present long-term trends between 1967 and 2020 for all-cause mortality. We also report key causes of death over a 10-year period 2011–2020. - Excerpt from Background section.

Tropical climates, expansive coastlines and an abundance of fresh waterways, all make the Northern Territory (NT) an extremely popular place for recreational water activities. Despite concerted efforts to promote general water safety and warn against the dangers of jellyfish and crocodiles, preventable water-related injury presentations to health services are not uncommon in the NT. To further inform and support water safety efforts, this fact sheet reports a descriptive analysis of all water-related injury cases that presented to a NT Government tertiary (public hospital) or primary health care service (community clinics) in 2023.

Injury is the leading cause of disease burden in the Northern Territory (NT).1 Injury prevention is therefore critical to improve the health of all Territorians. To support injury prevention efforts, this fact sheet explores the incidence, cause, nature and severity of all injury cases admitted to NT public hospitals between 2020 and 2022.

This report summarises data from the 2022 Northern Territory Urban and Township Adult Population Health Survey (NTUTAPHS). The survey collected data on socioeconomic and demographic details, self-reported general health status, chronic health conditions, mental health conditions and health risk factors including smoking, physical activity, nutrition and body mass. Eligible participants were NT residents aged 18 and over with a mobile number listed on the Integrated Public Number Database, excluding those living in remote Aboriginal communities (defined by postcodes). The descriptive statistical outcomes in weighted proportion are presented to portray the sampled NT population, as well as for sub-population groups where the results are considered statistically valid.

We are proud to present the second trend report of the Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal Health Key Performance Indicators (AHKPI), reporting data from 2010 to 2021. The indicators were developed and are overseen by the NT Aboriginal Health Forum - a collaboration of Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT (AMSANT), the NT Government, the NT Primary Health Network (PHN) and the Australian Government. The AHKPIs describe key health service activities across the breadth of Aboriginal Primary Health Care (PHC), enabling shared learnings as we work together to improve Aboriginal health. Our biannual reporting on the indicators is critical for continuous quality improvement and strengthening accountability to our communities.

Chronic diseases have a substantial impact on individuals and the Australian health system. They lead to increased hospital admissions, long-term disability, reduced quality of life and death. Chronic diseases cause eight out of ten premature deaths and account for 80% of years of life lost due to ill health, disability or early death. There is limited reliable information on chronic disease prevalence in the Northern Territory (NT) population, because data sources are incomplete and disparate. In this fact sheet, we have linked data sources to provide estimates of the prevalence of important chronic diseases including ischaemic heart disease (IHD), diabetes, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic kidney disease (CKD), hypertension, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), asthma and chronic liver disease (CLD) for the NT adult population (18 years and older).

Examining the severity of ill-health, injury and disease ("morbidity") in a population is critical to inform health system practice and policy. This factsheet compares causes of hospitalisations using public hospital separation data as an indicator of morbidity in the Northern Territory.

Tobacco smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disease in Australia. In 2018, tobacco smoking was responsible for more than 20,500 deaths, or 13% of total deaths from all causes, and 8.6% of total burden of disease and injury in Australia was due to tobacco use, making it the leading risk factor that contributed to disease burden and deaths. This factsheet provides a summary of smoking information to support planning, implementation and evaluation of health services and programs in the Northern Territory (NT).

This factsheet provides an overview of mortality in the Northern Territory (NT) over the fifty year period from 1967 to 2017. Information is provided separately for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Territorians with stratification by sex and age group. Mortality is an important measure of the health of populations. Data used in this fact sheet were collated from death registration data from the Australian Coordinating Registry (ACR),2 population estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), and historical research mortality datasets for the years 1967 to 1988.

This report provides an overview of mortality in the Northern Territory (NT) over the forty-eight year period from 1967 to 2014. Information is provided separately for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Territorians with stratification by sex and age group.

The Australian and Northern Territory governments support a variety of health services that deliver care for boriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Northern Territory (NT). In 2009, the NT Aboriginal Health Forum introduced an indicator reporting system to monitor Aboriginal health outcomes and the performance of health services and provide feedback to communities. The NT Aboriginal Health Key Performance Indicator (AHKPI) system collects data from 21 health service providers and 84 communities across the NT that deliver care primarily for Aboriginal people and monitor trends against clinical performance indicators.

This fact sheet provides information on overweight and obese in the population and the major effects on public health problems in the world.

This fact sheet provides a summary of trends in smoking prevalence in the NT from 1994 - 2014 and importantly estimates the general NT smoking prevalence, which is not available from any single source.

Executive summary This report embraces the broad notion of health, as described by the World health organisation (Who) in the declaration of alma-ata, as “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. The aim of the report is to assist policy makers by providing a single source of information with which to guide the development of policies and programs targeting older people in the Northern Territory (NT).

This report provides an overview of mortality in the Northern Territory over the forty year period from 1967 to 2006. Information is provided separately for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Territorians with stratification by sex and age groups.

The report provides an overview of hospital admissions in the five NT public hospitals for the period from 1976 to 2008. Information is provided on trends in hospital separation rates and length of stay for both NT Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. Information on total admissions is available for all years, while information for specific conditions is provided from 1992 onwards. The information is presented by financial year.

This Information Sheet provides an update on key indicators of mortality for the Northern Territory, as well as adding important historical data for the period from 1967 to 1980.1,2,3 The mortality dataset for this Information Sheet is Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) death datasets, and includes deaths of all NT residents within Australia by year of death. Population estimates are based on ABS census data.