Latest findings
In 2020, 49% of deaths for people aged less than 75 in Australia were potentially avoidable deaths
Potentially avoidable age-standardised death rates in Australia fell by 42% between 2000 and 2020
In 2020, there were 26,995 potentially avoidable deaths in Australia
Over 5,000 falls deaths in 2019–20 among older Australians
133,000 falls hospitalisations in 2019–20 among older Australians
Over half of hospitalised fall injuries occurred in the home