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Multiple causes of death in Australia: an analysis of all natural and selected chronic disease causes of death 1997-2007
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Topic: Life expectancy & deaths
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012) Multiple causes of death in Australia: an analysis of all natural and selected chronic disease causes of death 1997-2007, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 06 May 2024.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2012). Multiple causes of death in Australia: an analysis of all natural and selected chronic disease causes of death 1997-2007. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Multiple causes of death in Australia: an analysis of all natural and selected chronic disease causes of death 1997-2007. AIHW, 2012.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Multiple causes of death in Australia: an analysis of all natural and selected chronic disease causes of death 1997-2007. Canberra: AIHW; 2012.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2012, Multiple causes of death in Australia: an analysis of all natural and selected chronic disease causes of death 1997-2007, AIHW, Canberra.
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Multiple causes of death data are useful for describing the role of all diseases involved in deaths. This is the first comprehensive application of multiple causes of death statistics to natural causes of death and specific chronic diseases of public health importance in Australia.
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-330-5
- Cat. no: AUS 159
- Pages: 25
Findings from this report:
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Only 1 in 5 deaths were reported as being caused by a single disease in 2007
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1,442,303 deaths in Australia between 1997 to 2007
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21% of deaths were reported as being caused by five or more diseases in 2007
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3.1 diseases, on average, contributed to each death due to natural causes