Number of deaths
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Definition
Age-standardised mortality rate by major cause of death, and rate ratios for Indigenous people and people living in remote or low socio-economic status (SES) areas.
Indicator Summary
Rates are directly age-standardised to the Australian population as at 30 June 2001.
Rate ratios calculated for (a) Indigenous: non-Indigenous; (b) first SEIFA quintile: fifth SEIFA quintile; and (c) remote areas: major cities.
Calculated overall and for major causes of death.
Major causes of death categories (and ICD-10-AM code ranges) are:
- Circulatory diseases (I00-I99)
- External causes (V01-Y98)
- Neoplasms (C00-D48)
- Endocrine, …
Calculation rules
- Description
Rates are directly age-standardised to the Australian population as at 30 June 2001.
Rate ratios calculated for (a) Indigenous: non-Indigenous; (b) first SEIFA quintile: fifth SEIFA quintile; and (c) remote areas: major cities.
Calculated overall and for major causes of death.
Major causes of death categories (and ICD-10-AM code ranges) are:
- Circulatory diseases (I00-I99)
- External causes (V01-Y98)
- Neoplasms (C00-D48)
- Endocrine, metabolic and nutritional disorders (E00-E89)
- Respiratory diseases (J00-J99)
- Digestive diseases (K00-K99)
- Conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
- Nervous system diseases (G00-G99)
- Kidney diseases (N00-N29)
- Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Number of deaths
Total population
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