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2010 Claims Paid

An average $175,320 was paid to 50 Australians every week in 2010. Source: TheRiskStore.com.au

That's a lot of people who didn't ever want to claim – but had to.

How glad do you think they and their dependants were, to have been wise enough to take the good advice of their adviser and plan for the unexpected?

Over 50% of all couples receive a payout between ages 30 and 65.

 

Medical statistics:

Cancer In Australia
  • An estimated 114,000 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in Australia in 2010.
  • 1 in 2 Australians will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85.
  • Cancer is a leading cause of death in Australia – more than 43,000 people are estimated to have died from cancer in 2010.
  • More than 60% of cancer patients will survive more than five years after diagnosis.
  • The survival rate for many common cancers has increased by 30 per cent in the past two decades.
  • The most common cancers in Australia (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) are prostate, colorectal (bowel), breast, melanoma and lung cancer.
  • Each day about 32 men learn the news that they have prostate cancer - tragically one man every three hours will lose his battle against this insidious disease.
  • 1 in 3 men and 1 in 4 women will suffer from cancer in their lifetime. Half of those will live more than 5 years after diagnosis.
    • A woman's risk of dying from breast cancer before the age of 85 has been declining, from 1 in 29 risk in 1982 to a 1 in 37 risk in 2007. Both men and women are at risk of developing bowel cancer. In Australia, the lifetime risk of developing bowel cancer before the age of 75 years is around 1 in 19 for men and 1 in 28 for women. This is one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world.

Sources: Cancer Council Australia ; Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia *Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2008 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, December 2008; *The National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre; *Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Cardiovascular disease (Heart attack, stroke, blood vessel disease)
  • kills one Australian nearly every 11 minutes
  • affects more than 3.4 million Australians
  • prevents 1.4 million people from living a full life because of disability caused by the disease
  • affects one in five Australians, and affects two out of three families
  • claimed the lives of almost 48,500 Australians (34% of all deaths) in 2008 - deaths that are largely preventable.
  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of Australia's largest health problems. Despite improvements over the last few decades, the health and economic burden of CVD exceeds that of any other disease.

Source: Heart Foundation of Australia

Dementia (Alzheimers)
  • Dementia is the third highest cause of death after heart disease and stroke, and by 2030 will be the highest cause of death in Australia.
  • On average, the life expectancy following diagnosis is approximately seven years. Fewer than three percent of individuals live more than fourteen years after diagnosis.
  • There are currently 266,500 people living with Dementia in Australia.

Source: Alzheimers Australia (Vic)

Diabetes
  • 275 Australians develop diabetes every day
  • Diabetes is Australia's fastest growing chronic disease
  • Nearly 1,000,000 Australians are currently diagnosed with diabetes. For every person diagnosed, it is estimated that there is another who is not yet diagnosed; a total of about 1.7 million people
  • The total number of Australians with diabetes and pre-diabetes is estimated at 3.2 million
  • As the sixth leading cause of death in Australia, it is critical we take action
  • Up to 60% of cases of type 2 diabetes can be prevented.

Source: Diabetes Australia

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