New Health Inequalities Report

Disadvantaged groups experience more severe and more long-term health problems than other Australians, according to a report released jointly by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

The report, Health Inequalities in Australia: morbidity, health behaviours, risk factors and health services use, looks at where people live, their income, education and occupation, and finds that being disadvantaged puts people at much higher risk for health problems.

The report found that people living in the most disadvantaged areas visited the G.P. more often than other Australians, but made significantly fewer visits to dentists or medical specialists.