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National health record linkage: collection by cohort

CollectionUpdated
YYYY.MM
From  
YYYY.MM
To
YYYY.MM
Records
N
Women
N
1989‑95
N
1973‑78
N
1946‑51
N
1921‑26
N
MBS2023.031984.022022.1232,548,20155,50216,99013,50112,951
12,060
R-MBS2021.041991.012020.121,968,2852,828--1142,714
PBS2023.032002.072022.1215,310,73553,60816,94013,13312,71710,818
COD2022.061996.052021.029,5179,51730861,0998,302
Cancer2021.091982.01*2017.12^7,4726,661793802,4323,770
Aged care (non‑DVA)2022.07 Varies by program; see details 14,333--3,93510,398
Aged Care (DVA)2021.062,393--542,339
Notes to table:
COD = Cause of Death
DVA = Department of Veterans Affairs
MBS = Medicare Benefits Schedule
PBS = Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (includes DVA records)
R-MBS = Repatriation Medicare Benefits Schedule (DVA)
* Not all states have records from 1982 (ACT: 1994; NT: 1991; SA: 1990; VIC: 2008)
^ All states except NT: to 2016
Please note the number of opt-outs.
(See Acknowledgment of linked data sources for the full names of the collections and organisations involved)