- Arthritis
affects over 20% of the Tasmanian population: this equates to
90,000 Tasmanians.
- Arthritis
affects 10.7% of the workforce and is the fourth most frequent
cause of time off work, with a frequency similar to that of accidents.
- Arthritis
is the most common chronic health problem.
- By
age 75, 47% of the population have some form of arthritis.
- One child in every 1000 in Australia is diagnosed with juvenile arthritis.
- Arthritis
is the 2nd most common cause for visiting a doctor, accounting
for 11% of all consultations.
- 14%
of people who use medication do so for diseases of the muscular-skeletal
system.
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Fact sheets about other arthritis and other musculo-skeletal conditions 
