Australia’s notifiable disease status, 2013: Annual report of the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System: Part 10

The National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System monitors the incidence of an agreed list of communicable diseases in Australia. This report analyses notifications during 2013.

Page last updated: 16 October 2015

Appendices

Appendix 1: December estimate of Australian population, 2013, by state or territory
  ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Aus.
Source : Australian Bureau of Statistics 3101.0 Table 4, Estimated Resident Population, State and Territories. Australian Demographic Statistics, Dec 2013
Males
189,768
3,678,352
127,257
2,321,199
828,037
255,702
2,839,733
1,275,196
11,517,323
Females
191,701
3,731,240
113,939
2,333,812
842,652
257,422
2,899,143
1,245,377
11,616,389
Total
381,469
7,409,592
241,196
4,655,011
1,670,689
513,124
5,738,876
2,520,573
23,133,712

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Appendix 2: December estimate of Australian population, 2013, by state or territory and age
Age group State or territory Aus.
ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA
Source : Australian Bureau of Statistics 3101.0 Australian Demographic Statistics Tables, Dec 2013.
0–4
25,991
487,499
19,047
315,970
100,154
31,398
368,889
168,540
1,517,647
5–9
23,173
464,532
17,794
309,807
97,897
31,619
349,581
160,960
1,455,520
10–14
21,309
446,747
17,035
298,286
97,330
32,076
332,759
153,006
1,398,739
15–19
23,139
464,824
16,441
308,284
104,427
33,778
355,920
160,096
1,467,083
20–24
33,378
506,478
19,415
333,470
115,159
31,511
415,446
186,518
1,641,597
25–29
34,120
531,807
23,298
339,744
115,037
29,710
442,778
211,548
1,728,480
30–34
31,683
527,248
21,394
323,018
107,734
29,179
424,394
193,052
1,658,077
35–39
27,927
495,899
18,392
310,893
102,797
29,506
392,703
174,020
1,552,362
40–44
28,069
523,433
18,474
339,039
116,213
34,967
417,107
186,341
1,663,899
45–49
24,901
482,285
15,938
308,603
112,752
34,093
380,574
170,171
1,529,523
50–54
24,511
499,586
15,538
310,798
116,210
37,694
377,742
166,499
1,548,794
55–59
21,274
452,953
13,249
275,044
107,068
35,756
340,422
147,621
1,393,560
60–64
18,641
402,227
10,202
248,185
98,343
33,267
301,625
127,929
1,240,619
65–69
15,272
356,695
6,898
216,879
86,919
29,431
264,253
105,312
1,081,738
70–74
10,129
260,379
3,958
153,226
63,235
21,288
194,038
74,910
781,221
75–79
7,344
200,443
2,117
108,522
49,494
15,629
150,539
55,352
589,468
80–84
5,261
153,463
1,223
79,364
38,926
11,477
115,655
40,432
445,819
85+
5,347
153,094
783
75,879
40,994
10,745
114,451
38,266
439,566
Total
381,469
7,409,592
241,196
4,655,011
1,670,689
513,124
5,738,876
2,520,573
23,133,712

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Appendix 3: Indigenous status, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, Australia, 2013, by notifiable disease*
Disease name Aboriginal but not TSI origin TSI but not Aboriginal origin Aboriginal and TSI origin Not Indigenous Not stated Blank/ missing Total % complete Number complete Number incomplete
* Indigenous status is usually obtained from medical notification and completeness varies by disease and by state and territory. This reflects differences in notification requirements (i.e. depending on the jurisdiction, some diseases are primarily or completely notified by pathology laboratories rather than clinicians) and the fact that it is not possible to follow-up all cases for diseases with a large volume of notifications and/or not requiring specific case-based public health action.
Arbovirus (NEC)
2
–
–
8
11
–
21
48
10
11
Australian bat lyssavirus
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
100
1
–
Barmah Forest virus infection
91
7
5
1,811
1,798
527
4,239
45
1,914
2,325
Botulism
–
–
–
2
1
1
4
50
2
2
Brucellosis
–
–
–
11
3
–
14
79
11
3
Campylobacteriosis
226
12
11
7,473
6,607
369
14,698
53
7,722
6,976
Chlamydial infection
5,792
655
344
24,835
30,504
20,396
82,526
38
31,626
50,900
Cholera
–
–
–
3
–
–
3
100
3
–
Cryptosporidiosis
168
2
5
2,085
1,318
268
3,846
59
2,260
1,586
Dengue virus infection
9
5
–
1,515
269
43
1,841
83
1,529
312
Diphtheria
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
50
1
1
Gonococcal infection
3,856
217
108
6,565
2,866
1,330
14,942
72
10,746
4,196
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
–
–
–
14
1
–
15
93
14
1
Haemophilus influenzae type b
1
–
1
16
2
–
20
90
18
2
Hepatitis A
2
–
1
177
9
–
189
95
180
9
Hepatitis B (newly acquired)
11
1
1
130
24
5
172
83
143
29
Hepatitis B (unspecified)
171
17
5
2,563
1,891
2,332
6,979
40
2,756
4,223
Hepatitis C (newly acquired)
71
–
1
273
55
7
407
85
345
62
Hepatitis C (unspecified)
687
12
25
3,323
3,372
2,889
10,308
39
4,047
6,261
Hepatitis D
–
–
–
44
8
1
53
83
44
9
Hepatitis E
–
–
–
29
2
–
31
94
29
2
Influenza (laboratory confirmed)
662
47
27
10,630
8,312
8,651
28,329
40
11,366
16,963
Japanese encephalitis virus infection
–
–
–
3
1
–
4
75
3
1
Kunjin virus infection
–
–
–
1
2
–
3
33
1
2
Legionellosis
14
1
1
390
97
2
505
80
406
99
Leprosy
1
–
–
12
–
–
13
100
13
–
Leptospirosis
2
–
–
74
19
–
95
80
76
19
Listeriosis
2
–
–
68
6
–
76
92
70
6
Malaria
1
1
–
331
80
1
414
80
333
81
Measles
3
–
–
140
15
–
158
91
143
15
Meningococcal disease (invasive)
13
1
–
130
5
–
149
97
144
5
Mumps
5
–
–
166
38
8
217
79
171
46
Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
1
Ornithosis
–
–
–
38
8
1
47
81
38
9
Pertussis
265
6
17
6,019
4,780
1,254
12,341
51
6,307
6,034
Pneumococcal disease (invasive)
182
6
5
1,163
130
60
1,546
88
1,356
190
Q fever
16
1
3
375
73
9
477
83
395
82
Ross River virus infection
89
4
6
2,070
1,548
591
4,308
50
2,169
2,139
Rubella
–
–
–
20
4
1
25
80
20
5
Rubella – congenital
–
–
–
2
–
–
2
100
2
–
Salmonellosis
374
9
17
6,348
3,356
2,687
12,791
53
6,748
6,043
Shigellosis
133
1
1
369
38
14
556
91
504
52
STEC
2
–
–
134
40
4
180
75
136
44
Syphilis – congenital
3
–
–
4
–
–
7
100
7
–
Syphilis < 2 years
126
9
7
1,457
155
14
1,768
91
1,599
169
Syphilis > 2 years or unspecified duration
188
21
8
1,096
384
9
1,706
77
1,313
393
Tetanus
–
–
–
3
–
1
4
75
3
1
Tuberculosis
27
5
–
1,232
1
–
1,265
100
1,264
1
Typhoid fever
–
2
–
140
6
2
150
95
142
8
Varicella zoster (chickenpox)
97
1
5
1,735
165
39
2,042
90
1,838
204
Varicella zoster (shingles)
136
2
5
4,358
413
103
5,017
90
4,501
516
Varicella zoster (unspecified)
126
12
5
2,272
7,185
327
9,927
24
2,415
7,512
Total
13,554
1,057
614
91,659
75,604
41,946
224,434
48
106,884
117,550

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