Table 4 Total cost of cancer for the first 12-months post-diagnosis, by population groups1
| Â | Â | Cost To The Australian Healthcare System (AUD) | Patient co-payment4 (AUD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Hospital episodes2 | ED presentations | MBS rebate3 | PBS rebate | Total cost to the healthcare system | Average healthcare cost per person (SD) | Total | Average per person (SD) | |
Weighted total | 123,900 | 3,302,933,000 | 88,103,100 | 263,243,600 | 631,804,300 | 4,286,083,900 | 34,600 (41300) | 127,673,700 | 1000 (2000) |
Indigenous status | |||||||||
 Non-Indigenous Australian | 121,800 | 3,233,868,900 | 85,643,100 | 259,009,200 | 623,618,600 | 4,202,139,700 | 34,500 (41100) | 126,913,100 | 1000 (2000) |
 Indigenous Australian | 2100 | 69,064100 | 2,459,900 | 4,234,500 | 8,185,700 | 83,944,200 | 40,100 (48100) | 760,600 | 400 (800) |
Rurality5 | |||||||||
 Metropolitan | 58,500 | 1,485,140,700 | 38,505,200 | 125,884,200 | 306,909,000 | 1,956,439,200 | 33,500 (38,200) | 65,570,600 | 1100 (1900) |
 Regional | 54,500 | 1,495,270,400 | 42,165,900 | 116,837,100 | 270,755,900 | 1,925,029300 | 35,300 (42300) | 52,061400 | 1000 (1900) |
 Remote | 10,200 | 311,295,100 | 6,805,500 | 19,718,200 | 52,844,900 | 390,663,700 | 38,200 (51900) | 9,831,600 | 1000 (2500) |
IRSD6 Quintiles5 | |||||||||
 Q1 (Most disadvantaged) | 11,300 | 349,061100 | 11,248,900 | 21,232,900 | 47,295,500 | 428,838,500 | 38,000 (43000) | 9,226,300 | 800 (1900) |
 Q2 | 5700 | 160,726,000 | 3,180,500 | 11,653,000 | 28,801,500 | 204,361,000 | 35,700 (42300) | 4900,200 | 900 (1800) |
 Q3 | 19,900 | 554,607,600 | 14,727,500 | 41,726,900 | 102,484,100 | 713,546,100 | 35,900 (46,800) | 17,757,000 | 1100 (1800) |
 Q4 | 56,000 | 1,469,376,800 | 42,010,300 | 128,352,200 | 288,661,500 | 1,928,400,700 | 34,400 (40,400) | 59,401,200 | 1100 (1800) |
 Q5 (Least disadvantaged) | 30,200 | 757,934,600 | 16,309,300 | 59,474,600 | 163,267,300 | 996,985,900 | 33,000 (38,300) | 36,179,100 | 1200 (2000) |