Rate of services and relative increase in rate for 25-hydroxyvitamin D tests subsidised by Medicare between 2000 and 2011
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Vitamin D services/100 000 by state | ||||||||||||
| NSW | 58 | 120 | 120 | 157 | 219 | 294 | 544 | 967 | 1766 | 2684 | 3735 | 4233 |
| VIC | 69 | 144 | 144 | 200 | 345 | 480 | 891 | 1632 | 2804 | 4070 | 5195 | 5530 |
| QLD | 23 | 44 | 44 | 51 | 74 | 97 | 174 | 296 | 581 | 956 | 1435 | 1770 |
| SA | 19 | 84 | 84 | 143 | 224 | 321 | 521 | 871 | 1624 | 2383 | 3503 | 3769 |
| WA | 66 | 153 | 153 | 194 | 241 | 294 | 462 | 672 | 1082 | 1799 | 2702 | 3016 |
| TAS | 10 | 34 | 34 | 48 | 129 | 163 | 279 | 488 | 1048 | 2216 | 3576 | 4058 |
| ACT | 160 | 277 | 277 | 407 | 551 | 842 | 1446 | 2317 | 3178 | 4155 | 4798 | 5316 |
| NT | 18 | 26 | 26 | 49 | 51 | 79 | 115 | 175 | 329 | 734 | 1226 | 1520 |
| Australia | 37 | 59 | 80 | 109 | 171 | 251 | 397 | 730 | 1348 | 2128 | 3003 | 3468 |
| FBC | 3057 | 8459 | 8735 | 8782 | 9044 | 9517 | 9939 | 10 212 | 10 382 | 10 480 | 10 496 | 10 781 |
| Bone densitometry | 60 | 72 | 84 | 83 | 86 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 91 |
| (B) Relative increase in services since 2000 | ||||||||||||
| NSW | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 8.4 | 15.7 | 29.5 | 45.3 | 63.4 | 72.0 |
| VIC | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 11.9 | 22.7 | 39.7 | 58.0 | 74.3 | 79.2 |
| QLD | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 12.0 | 24.4 | 40.8 | 61.7 | 76.4 |
| SA | 0.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 15.8 | 26.3 | 44.6 | 84.0 | 123.7 | 182.3 | 196.2 |
| WA | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 15.4 | 26.3 | 40.0 | 44.8 |
| TAS | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 12.5 | 16.1 | 28.3 | 50.1 | 108.8 | 231.0 | 373.5 | 423.9 |
| ACT | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 18.8 | 24.9 | 28.9 | 32.2 |
| NT | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 16.9 | 38.8 | 65.4 | 81.4 |
| Australia | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 19.0 | 35.9 | 57.3 | 81.3 | 94.0 |
| FBC | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Bone densitometry | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
FBC, full blood count; NSW, New South Wales; NT, Northern Territory; QLD, Queensland; SA, South Australia; TAS, Tasmania; VIC, Victoria; WA, Western Australia.