Hospital Emergency Wait Times — methodology

What this metric measures

Median time from arrival to treatment in public hospital emergency departments, with drill-down by state.

Why it matters: Long wait times indicate pressure on the healthcare system and can lead to worse health outcomes.

Source & provenance

Publisher

AIHW

Update frequency

annual

Licence

CC BY 4.0

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How the score is computed

The score is a 0–100 normalisation of the latest observation, compared to a baseline window. The traffic-light rating (RAG) reflects both the absolute level and the recent trend.

Direction

Lower is better

Trend window

120 months

Baseline

Last 10 years

{
  "red_min_pct_of_baseline": 110,
  "amber_max_pct_of_baseline": 110,
  "green_max_pct_of_baseline": 95
}