The Best State in Australia to Survive a Heart Attack?

Thanks to early intervention, one Australian state performs the best in terms of heart attack survivability and the third best in the world.

A traveler passes an Automated External Defibrillator in Terminal 1 November 12, 2003 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Tim Boyle/Getty Images

Not that it’s something anyone wants to go through, but if you suffer a heart attack, Victoria is the best place in Australia to do so.

The 2023/24 Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry annual report shows the state has the best out-of-hospital cardiac survival rate in Australia and ranks third best globally.