South Australia Health Data Profile

South Australia is one of Australia's eight states and territories. As of 2024, South Australia has a population of 1.9M. In 2024, there were 18,444 births and 15,739 deaths recorded. The most common cancers are Prostate cancer, Breast cancer, Colorectal cancer.

1.9M

Population (2024)

18,444

Births (2024)

15,739

Deaths (2024)

Cancer

Cancer Type Cases
Prostate cancer 2,306
Breast cancer 1,509
Colorectal cancer 1,172
Lung cancer 1,004
Melanoma of the skin 878
Colon cancer 800
Lymphoma 527
Gynaecological cancers 473
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 470
Rectal cancer (including rectosigmoid junction) 372

All Cancers Trend

Year Cases
2009 9,375
2010 9,493
2011 9,434
2012 9,648
2013 9,865
2014 10,133
2015 10,177
2016 9,943
2017 10,587
2018 10,805
2019 11,411
2020 11,137
2021 11,638

Data shows a strong upward trend, increasing by approximately 189.2 per year (R²=0.92).

Notifiable Diseases

influenza

2012 6,273
2013 4,817
2014 11,052
2015 15,660
2016 8

salmonellosis

2021 246
2022 237
2023 260
2024 320
2025 4

covid

2020 576
2021 10,502
2022 426,273

Hospital Services

468,351

ED Presentations

303,355

Elective Surgeries

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