SUMMARY TABLES
5.7 Crude death rates(a), Remoteness Areas and sex - Australia(b) - 2010 |
|
 | Major cities | Inner regional | Outer regional | Remote | Very remote | Total |
 | rate | rate | rate | rate | rate | rate |
Males |
|
| NSW | 6.1 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 9.7 | (c)np | 6.8 |
| Vic. | 5.9 | 8.0 | 9.6 | (c)np | (d). . | 6.5 |
| SA | 7.7 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 7.9 |
| WA | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| Tas. | (d). . | 8.2 | 8.8 | 6.8 | (c)np | 8.5 |
| NT | (d). . | (d). . | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| ACT | 4.9 | (d). . | (d). . | (d). . | (d). . | 5.0 |
| Aust. | 6.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 6.7 |
Females |
|
| NSW | 5.9 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 6.2 | (c)np | 6.5 |
| Vic. | 5.9 | 7.4 | 8.6 | (c)np | (d). . | 6.3 |
| SA | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 7.9 |
| WA | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 5.2 |
| Tas. | (d). . | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | (c)np | 8.3 |
| NT | (d). . | (d). . | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| ACT | 4.4 | (d). . | (d). . | (d). . | (d). . | 4.4 |
| Aust. | 6.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
Persons |
|
| NSW | 6.0 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.1 | (c)np | 6.6 |
| Vic. | 5.9 | 7.7 | 9.1 | (c)np | (d). . | 6.4 |
| SA | 7.8 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 7.9 |
| WA | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
| Tas. | (d). . | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.1 | (c)np | 8.4 |
| NT | (d). . | (d). . | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| ACT | 4.7 | (d). . | (d). . | (d). . | (d). . | 4.7 |
| Aust. | 6.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.5 |
|
| . . not applicable |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) Deaths per 1,000 persons. |
| (b) Excludes Queensland and Other Territories. |
| (c) Not included in analysis due to small death counts. |
| (d) No geographical jurisdiction coded to this remoteness area. |
5.8 Age-Specific Death Rates(a), Remoteness areas and sex - Australia(b) - 2010 |
|
 | Major cities | Inner regional | Outer regional | Remote | Very remote | Total |
 | rate | rate | rate | rate | rate | rate |
Males |
|
| 0 (c) | np | np | np | np | np | np |
| 1-4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 0-4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| 5-9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 |
| 10-14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 15-19 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| 20-24 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| 25-29 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| 30-34 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| 35-39 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| 40-44 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 1.6 |
| 45-49 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| 50-54 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 3.4 |
| 55-59 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 5.2 |
| 60-64 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 16.5 | 7.8 |
| 65-69 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 12.9 |
| 70-74 | 20.9 | 22.0 | 24.1 | 26.6 | 26.9 | 21.7 |
| 75-79 | 35.8 | 38.8 | 39.5 | 42.4 | 31.4 | 37.0 |
| 80-84 | 65.3 | 70.7 | 73.3 | 60.9 | 62.4 | 67.4 |
| 85 and over | 143.1 | 148.3 | 146.2 | 129.9 | 64.9 | 144.4 |
Females |
|
| 0(c) | np | np | np | np | np | np |
| 1-4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 0-4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| 5-9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | - | 0.1 |
| 10-14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| 15-19 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 20-24 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| 25-29 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 30-34 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 35-39 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| 40-44 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
| 45-49 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
| 50-54 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 2.1 |
| 55-59 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| 60-64 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 11.3 | 4.7 |
| 65-69 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 14.4 | 7.4 |
| 70-74 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 19.0 | 13.1 |
| 75-79 | 22.1 | 24.7 | 27.2 | 25.6 | 37.5 | 23.2 |
| 80-84 | 44.2 | 48.8 | 48.4 | 47.7 | 46.7 | 45.7 |
| 85 and over | 122.9 | 135.3 | 131.2 | 113.1 | 107.5 | 126.3 |
Persons |
|
| 0 (d) | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 9.8 | 3.8 |
| 1-4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 0-4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
| 5-9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 |
| 10-14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| 15-19 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 20-24 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| 25-29 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 30-34 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| 35-39 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 |
| 40-44 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| 45-49 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| 50-54 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 2.8 |
| 55-59 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 4.1 |
| 60-64 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 14.3 | 6.3 |
| 65-69 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 15.5 | 18.6 | 10.1 |
| 70-74 | 16.5 | 17.7 | 19.8 | 21.5 | 23.6 | 17.2 |
| 75-79 | 28.3 | 31.3 | 33.2 | 34.1 | 34.2 | 29.6 |
| 80-84 | 53.1 | 58.5 | 59.7 | 54.3 | 54.5 | 55.0 |
| 85 and over | 129.7 | 139.9 | 136.7 | 119.2 | 86.4 | 132.5 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) Deaths per 1,000 persons, except age 0. |
| (b) Excludes Queensland and Other Territories. |
| (c) Not published due to small death counts. |
| (d) Infant deaths per 1,000 live births. |
5.9 Age-specific death rate ratios(a), Remoteness areas - Australia(b) - 2010 |
|
 | Major cities | Inner regional | Outer regional | Remote | Very remote | Total |
 | ratio | ratio | ratio | ratio | ratio | ratio |
Persons |
|
| 0(c) | 0.943 | 0.987 | 1.182 | 1.250 | 2.584 | 1.000 |
| 1-4 | 0.868 | 0.962 | 1.885 | 1.365 | 2.348 | 1.000 |
| 0-4 | 0.948 | 0.925 | 1.229 | 1.267 | 2.491 | 1.000 |
| 5-9 | 0.885 | 1.284 | 1.141 | 2.154 | 0.200 | 1.000 |
| 10-14 | 0.831 | 1.239 | 1.143 | 0.214 | 8.603 | 1.000 |
| 15-19 | 0.714 | 1.450 | 1.698 | 2.862 | 3.421 | 1.000 |
| 20-24 | 0.784 | 1.223 | 2.066 | 3.031 | 4.787 | 1.000 |
| 25-29 | 0.857 | 1.317 | 1.270 | 2.098 | 3.125 | 1.000 |
| 30-34 | 0.865 | 1.174 | 1.406 | 2.115 | 3.164 | 1.000 |
| 35-39 | 0.891 | 1.055 | 1.447 | 1.611 | 3.928 | 1.000 |
| 40-44 | 0.901 | 1.081 | 1.184 | 1.298 | 4.549 | 1.000 |
| 45-49 | 0.920 | 1.067 | 1.277 | 1.343 | 1.968 | 1.000 |
| 50-54 | 0.903 | 1.094 | 1.260 | 1.583 | 2.201 | 1.000 |
| 55-59 | 0.940 | 1.071 | 1.099 | 1.328 | 1.920 | 1.000 |
| 60-64 | 0.940 | 1.039 | 1.146 | 1.316 | 2.281 | 1.000 |
| 65-69 | 0.952 | 1.025 | 1.101 | 1.532 | 1.836 | 1.000 |
| 70-74 | 0.955 | 1.026 | 1.151 | 1.249 | 1.369 | 1.000 |
| 75-79 | 0.956 | 1.058 | 1.121 | 1.153 | 1.156 | 1.000 |
| 80-84 | 0.965 | 1.063 | 1.084 | 0.986 | 0.991 | 1.000 |
| 85 and over | 0.979 | 1.056 | 1.031 | 0.900 | 0.652 | 1.000 |
|
| (a) Ratio of specific remoteness area category to total. |
| (b) Excludes Queensland and Other Territories. |
| (c) Infant deaths per 1,000 live births. |
This page last updated 7 November 2012