Western Australia Health Data Profile

Western Australia is one of Australia's eight states and territories. As of 2024, Western Australia has a population of 3.0M. In 2024, there were 30,541 births and 17,969 deaths recorded. The most common cancers are Prostate cancer, Breast cancer, Melanoma of the skin.

3.0M

Population (2024)

30,541

Births (2024)

17,969

Deaths (2024)

Cancer

Cancer Type Cases
Prostate cancer 2,942
Breast cancer 1,832
Melanoma of the skin 1,599
Colorectal cancer 1,291
Lung cancer 1,029
Colon cancer 885
Lymphoma 610
Gynaecological cancers 570
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 538
Kidney cancer 511

All Cancers Trend

Year Cases
2009 11,164
2010 11,383
2011 11,789
2012 12,126
2013 12,090
2014 12,602
2015 13,054
2016 13,377
2017 13,532
2018 13,728
2019 14,060
2020 14,038
2021 14,378

Data shows a strong upward trend, increasing by approximately 275.3 per year (R²=0.98).

Notifiable Diseases

influenza

2012 5,233
2013 2,392
2014 5,243
2015 5,996
2016 14

salmonellosis

2021 399
2022 413
2023 569
2024 598
2025 12

covid

2020 861
2021 297
2022 411,936

Hospital Services

632,813

ED Presentations

391,047

Elective Surgeries

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