Australia: people who received a prescription for a medication by age group 2023

In financial year 2023, 2.28 million people aged between 55 and 64 years received a prescription for a medication in Australia in the last 12 months. On the other hand, just over 400 thousand people aged 85 years and over received a prescription for a medication in that year.

Number of people aged 15 years and over who received a prescription for a medication in the last 12 months in Australia in financial year 2023, by age group (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of people in thousands
15-24	1,585.7
25-34	2,081.4
35-44	2,120.3
45-54	2,111.6
55-64	2,280.9
65-74	2,065.8
75-84	1,276
85 and over	400.9

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Release date

November 2023

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Region

Australia, Australia and Oceania

Survey time period

financial year 2023

Number of respondents

25,934 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the stated year; for example, financial year 2021 starts on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2021.
Values were estimated by the source.
Includes only prescriptions received from a General Practitioner.

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