Table 1 |
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How Australia compares |
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| The rank order of Australia compared with 18 other OECD* countries: selected statistics |
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| Year |
Rank |
No. of countries |
Australia's ranking |
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| % population in absolute poverty |
1995 |
10 = highest |
10 |
10 |
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| Social security transfer (% GDP) |
1990-1999 |
17 = lowest |
17 |
17 |
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| % elderly in poverty |
Late 1990s |
16 = highest |
16 |
16 |
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| Income of elderly (above 65). ÷ Income 18-64 |
Mid 1990s |
16 = lowest |
16 |
16 |
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| Income at 90th/income at 10th percentile |
Late 1990s |
17 = highest inequality |
17 |
13 |
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| % population with income below 50% of median income |
Late 1990s |
16 = highest |
16 |
15 |
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| % children in poverty |
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| - single mother - two parents |
mid 1990s |
15 = highest 15 = highest |
15 15 |
13 13 |
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| Official Aid/GDP |
2000 |
18 = lowest |
18 |
15 |
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| Total tax/GDP (%) |
2000 |
1 = highest tax |
18 |
15 |
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* All OECD countries with a population above 3 million Source: [42] | ||||
Richardson Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2009 6:27 doi:10.1186/1743-8462-6-27 |
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