Health Data

The Department of Health collects and publishes a range of data. This page provides links to some of the key data sets and statistics about the health of Victorians and the services provided to support the improvement of their health.

Service Provision

• Victorian hospitals performance
• Home and Community Care services
• Locations and contact details for health services

Public Health

• Health status - a range of indicators of Victorians health
• Infectious diseases surveillance

Births

• Births and birth defects (and perinatal, maternal and paediatric morbidity and mortality)

Alcohol and Drugs

• Alcohol
• Drugs
• Secondary Students Use
• Trends in Ambulance Attendances

Area Summaries

• Profiles of Towns, Communities and Local Government areas in Victoria

Victorian Government Data Directory

• data.vic.gov.au (health data category)

For researchers

The links above display summarised data which contribute to understanding the Victorian health system. In addition, the department can provide data at a very detailed level (while meeting privacy requirements) to researchers to support a better understanding of the health of Victorians and measures which can assist in improving that health.

To apply for access to de-identified administrative data sets, researchers should consult the following links:

• Victorian Admitted Episode Dataset (VAED)/ Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset (VEMD)/Elective Surgery Information System (ESIS)
• Linked data
• Perinatal Data Collection and Birth Defects Register
• Notifiable Infectious Diseases Data