APPENDIX 1 DATA USED IN CALCULATING DEATH RATES
DATA INPUT
The following tables contain data used in calculating the various rates referred to in this publication.
The first table presents Estimated Resident Population as at 30 June 2009. These data have been used to calculate Standardised Death Rates, Age-specific death rates and Years of Potential Life Lost for 2009 data.
A1.1 ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION, by age and sex: 30 June 2009 |
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| Males | Females | Persons |
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Under 1 | 151 948 | 143 859 | 295 807 |
1-4 | 578 256 | 548 356 | 1 126 612 |
5-9 | 696 248 | 661 520 | 1 357 768 |
10-14 | 721 021 | 684 390 | 1 405 411 |
15-19 | 772 360 | 726 483 | 1 498 843 |
20-24 | 833 096 | 780 236 | 1 613 332 |
25-29 | 815 569 | 790 602 | 1 606 171 |
30-34 | 751 549 | 750 791 | 1 502 340 |
35-39 | 802 894 | 815 042 | 1 617 936 |
40-44 | 758 395 | 769 099 | 1 527 494 |
45-49 | 778 578 | 794 054 | 1 572 632 |
50-54 | 711 782 | 726 734 | 1 438 516 |
55-59 | 647 166 | 658 991 | 1 306 157 |
60-64 | 583 968 | 585 343 | 1 169 311 |
65-69 | 429 966 | 438 509 | 868 475 |
70-74 | 330 783 | 355 146 | 685 929 |
75-79 | 255 810 | 296 164 | 551 974 |
80-84 | 183 493 | 248 463 | 431 956 |
85-89 | 93 398 | 162 128 | 255 526 |
90-94 | 27 687 | 64 842 | 92 529 |
95 and over | 6 396 | 20 621 | 27 017 |
All ages | 10 930 363 | 11 021 373 | 21 951 736 |
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The second table presents the number of live births for Australia for selected years, 2000 to 2009. These data have been used in calculating infant death rates - the number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 live births in the same period.
A1.2 Live births registered, Australia: 2000, 2005-2009 |
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| Males | Females | Persons |
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2000 | 128 190 | 121 446 | 249 636 |
2005 | 133 428 | 126 363 | 259 791 |
2006 | 136 692 | 129 257 | 265 949 |
2007 | 146 456 | 138 757 | 285 213 |
2008 | 152 287 | 144 334 | 296 621 |
2009 | 152 019 | 143 719 | 295 738 |
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