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Fed:Some interesting health stats for a day in Australia


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25/06/2008 - On any one day in Australia:

- 746 babies are born, including 12 sets of twins and 230 babies by caesarean section.

- 300 females become first-time mothers, at an average age of 28.

- 360 people die, 75 of which are aged under 65 and nine are under 25.

- 2.9 million people smoke at least one cigarette, with 56,000 of those smokers aged under 18.

- 2,000 infants are vaccinated against diptheria, tetanus and polio.

- 6,500 women aged over 20 have a pap smear through the National Cervical Cancer Screening Program.

- 1,200 people are diagnosed with a non-melanoma skin cancer.

- 290 people are diagnosed with other invasive cancers, 110 people die from them.

- 130 people aged 40-90 years have a heart attack, 52 of which are fatal.

- Two children are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

- 780,000 people take antidepressant medication.
 

Source: AAP NewsWire

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