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 | 3,824,163,400 | 88,103,100 | 263,243,600 | 631,804,300 | 4,807,314,400 | 38,800 (42,900) | 127,673,700 | 1000 (2000) |
Indigenous status | |||||||||
 Non-Indigenous Australian | 121,800 | 3,749,654,000 | 85,643,100 | 259,009,200 | 623,618,600 | 4,717,924,900 | 38,700 (42,800) | 126,913,100 | 1000 (2000) |
 Indigenous Australian | 2100 | 74,509,400 | 2,459,900 | 4,234,500 | 8,185,700 | 89,389,500 | 42,700 (48,800) | 760,600 | 400 (800) |
Rurality5 | |||||||||
 Metropolitan | 58,500 | 1,738,821,800 | 38,505,200 | 125,884,200 | 306,909,000 | 2,210,120,300 | 37,800 (39,900) | 65,570,600 | 1100 (1900) |
 Regional | 54,500 | 1,721,146,800 | 42,165,900 | 116,837,100 | 270,755,900 | 2,150,905,700 | 39,500 (43,800) | 52,061,400 | 1000 (1900) |
 Remote | 10,200 | 352,165,600 | 6,805,500 | 19,718,200 | 52,844,900 | 431,534,200 | 42,200 (53,800) | 9,831,600 | 1000 (2500) |
IRSD6 Quintiles5 | |||||||||
 Q1 (Most disadvantaged) | 11,300 | 387,822,900 | 11,248,900 | 21,232,900 | 47,295,500 | 467,600,300 | 41,400 (44,100) | 9,226,300 | 800 (1900) |
 Q2 | 5700 | 183,953,200 | 3,180,500 | 11,653,000 | 28,801,500 | 227,588,200 | 39,800 (43,700) | 4,900,200 | 900 (1800) |
 Q3 | 19,900 | 635,646,500 | 14,727,500 | 41,726,900 | 102,484,100 | 794,585,000 | 39,900 (48,500) | 17,757,000 | 1100 (1800) |
 Q4 | 56,000 | 1,715,299,900 | 42,010,300 | 128,352,200 | 288,661,500 | 2,174,323,900 | 38,800 (42,000) | 59,401,200 | 1100 (1800) |
 Q5 (Least disadvantaged) | 30,200 | 889,411,700 | 16,309,300 | 59,474,600 | 163,267,300 | 1,128,462,900 | 37,300 (40,200) | 36,179,100 | 1200 (2000) |