Revision history

Previous editions of the Health of Queenslanders: Report of the Chief Health Officer Queensland are available on the Queensland Government Publications Portal.

The digital-first editions are archived after biennial major updates.

The table below lists the revision history for the eCHO report

Table 1. Errata Ordered by date
DatePageTypeOld infoNew infoComment
28/03/2023Terminology, methods and presentation of statistical resultsTypographical errorQCACAQNil
28/03/2023Terminology, methods and presentation of statistical resultsTypographical errorQueensland Cancer RegistryCancer Alliance QueenslandNil
28/03/2023Terminology, methods and presentation of statistical resultsTypographical errorQCA Cancer Data ExplorerCancer Data ExplorerNil
28/03/2023Cancer incidenceTypographical error(61.8 and 32.5%, respectively)(61.8 and 32.5 per 100,000 persons, respectively)Nil
30/03/2023Chronic diseasesTypographical error"Astma" in Figure 2, 3 and 4 tabs"Asthma" in Figure 2, 3 and 4 tabsNil
30/03/2023Valuing our healthTypographical errorTable 1a: Queensland EQ-5D-5L prevalence, Queensland 2022 (morbility)Table 1a: Queensland EQ-5D-5L prevalence, Queensland 2022 (mobility)Nil
12/04/2023Suicide and self-harmTypographical errorFigure 2, third tab was "Acute"Table 2, third tab renamed to "Remoteness and socioeconomic status"Nil
13/04/2023Suicide and self-harmTypographical errorFigure 3, there were rows with Crude hospitalation rate per 100,000 persons under the Measure column.Changed to Crude hospitalisation rate per 100,000 personsNil
18/04/2023Maternal and child healthUpdated data2021 data was used for mothers and babies sub section.2021 mothers and babies data replaced with pooled 2019-2021 data. Tableau visualisation also updated accordingly.Nil
04/05/2023Chronic diseasesTypographical errorA section heading was named "Trend"Changed to "Trends"Nil
09/06/2023Regional healthUpdated linkData collections available in the last sentence was hyperlinked to https://www.health.qld.gov.au/hsu/link/datasetsHyperlink updated to https://www.health.qld.gov.au/hiiro/html/regu/aces_conf_hth_info.Nil
12/06/2023Risk and protective factors and selected health conditionsTypographical errorProportion of First Nations mothers who smoked during pregnancy and the proportion of babies born to First Nations mothers who were born preterm were reported 44.7% and 11.0% respectively. Proportion of First Nations mothers who smoked during pregnancy and the proportion of babies born to First Nations mothers who were born preterm were updated to 45.0% and 11.1% respectively.Nil
14/06/2023Chronic diseasesTypographical errorIt is the 5th ranked leading cause of disease for males and females in 2016–2020.The word disease changed to death.Nil
14/06/2023Chronic diseasesTypographical errorFor diabetes , only type 2 diabetes was presented in the burden of disease section of this report due to data availability and its stronger links to the lifestyle factors than other forms of diabetes.Blank space after diabetes removed.Nil
15/06/2023Suicide and self-harmAddition of textN/AA sentence "Note: For children, especially those aged under 10, it is difficult to determine whether a self-inflicted injury was done with intent to self-harm." added.Nil
22/06/2023Headline measuresTypographical errorHealth adjusted life years (HALYs) which extend the concept of life expectancy to the expected years of life lived in fill health."fill" health changed to "full" health.Nil
01/08/2023MortalityAddition of textLabel for Figure 3b was: Figure 3b: Queensland selected mortality measures by remoteness and socioeconomic status (median age)The figure label was updated to Figure 3b: Queensland selected mortality measures by remoteness and socioeconomic status (median age at death) for clarity.Nil
14/08/2023Electronic cigarettesTypographical errorThe largest increase in vaping was for young people 18 to 24 years.The largest increase in vaping was for young people 18 to 29 years.Nil
11/09/2023Chronic diseasesAddition of textN/AA sentence "Due to changes in the coding of stroke as a primary diagnosis, stroke episodes of care with an episode type of rehabilitation have been removed from all years." added to Section technical notes. Nil
04/01/2024ExpenditureFigure correctionFigure 1 did not display state and territory government figure correctlyFigure 1 replaced with correct information.Nil
12/02/2024Chronic diseasesTypographical errorNational Health Survey data displayed was for all age groups, not 15 years and over.The text has been updated accordingly. Nil
16/02/2024Cancer mortality and survivalTypographical errorText "In Australia" was missing in At a glance section.Text "In Australia" added in At a glance section.Nil
21/02/2024First Nations Australians burden of diseaseTypographical errorTitle of Table 1 contained incorrect reference to the table contentTitle changed to Health burden by disease group for First Nations Queenslanders, 2018Nil
21/02/2024First Nations Australians burden of diseaseTypographical errorThe last sentence in Introduction section had an extra "age". Reworded to '..health burden to adjust for differences in the age distributions between First Nations peoples and others.'Nil
21/02/2024First Nations Australians burden of diseaseRemoval of textDeath information referenced in the At a glance was not included in the body text. A sentence referring to death removed from At a glance.Nil
30/04/2024

Falls in adults 65 years and older

Removal of textText "Where presented, ratios were calculated using higher precision estimates than in text. Ratios calculated using estimates in text may differ." was duplicated in the Section technical notesRemoved duplicated text in Section technical notesNil
13/05/2024Chronic diseasesTypographical ErrorFigure 3 y-axis title labelled as per 100,000.Figure 3 y-axis title re-labelled to per 1,000.Nil
13/06/2024Suicide and self-harmAddition of textIn At a glance, "Males suicide deaths were 3.0 times higher than in females. Females, however, had almost twice as many intentional self-harm hospitalisations as males."Added "In Australia, " at the start of the sentence.Nil
19/06/2024Burden of diseaseUpdated data  Nil
19/06/2024First Nations Australians burden of diseaseUpdated plots and tables  Nil
21/06/2024Electronic cigarettesUpdated text Text was revised to report point estimates in place of change over timeNil
15/07/2024Health MortalityUpdated data  Nil
28/08/2024Our investmentUpdated data  Nil
28/08/2024ExpenditureUpdated data  Nil
28/08/2024Expenditure by conditionUpdated data  Nil
28/08/2024Expenditure for First Nations peoplesUpdated data  Nil
28/08/2024Valuing our healthUpdated data  Nil
11/09/2024SmokingUpdated data  Nil
11/09/2024Electronic cigarettesUpdated data  Nil
11/09/2024HomeAdded What's new  Nil
17/09/2024Electronic cigarettesClarified indicator definition in text

In 2022, 5.0% Queensland adults were currently vaping, defined as using an e-cigarette in the previous 12 months.

In 2022, 5.0% Queensland adults were currently vaping, defined as any regular or intermittent use of e-cigarettes in the previous 12 months.

Nil
20/12/2024Burden of diseaseUpdated figure Removed Australia from the jurisdictional dataNil