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 2008. These data have been used to calculate Standardised Death Rates, Age-specific death rates and Years of Potential Life Lost for 2008 data which has not as yet been subject to the revisions process.

A1.1 Estimated Resident Population, by age and sex - 30 June 2008
Age groups	Males	Females	Persons
Under 1	147 422	139 848	287 270
1-4	558 905	529 092	1 087 997
5-9	690 749	657 446	1 348 195
10-14	719 870	682 444	1 402 314
15-19	756 525	714 624	1 471 149
20-24	782 998	747 592	1 530 590
25-29	765 653	747 311	1 512 964
30-34	736 174	736 811	1 472 985
35-39	793 960	804 385	1 598 345
40-44	753 754	762 108	1 515 862
45-49	767 881	782 493	1 550 374
50-54	698 566	710 864	1 409 430
55-59	638 512	646 402	1 284 914
60-64	564 133	563 262	1 127 395
65-69	412 038	420 058	832 096
70-74	319 681	343 766	663 447
75-79	253 654	296 495	550 149
80-84	178 488	245 372	423 860
85-89	89 123	155 725	244 848
90-94	26 708	64 434	91 142
95 and over	6 123	20 332	26 455
All ages	10 660 917	10 770 864	21 431 781

The second table presents Estimated Resident Population as at 30 June 2007. These data have been used to calculate Standardised Death Rates, Age-specific death rates and Years of Potential Life Lost for 2007 data subjected to the revisions process.

A1.2 Estimated Resident Population, by age and sex - 30 June 2007
Age groups	Males	Females	Persons
Under 1	142 137	134 332	276 469
1-4	544 932	516 621	1 061 553
5-9	688 481	655 049	1 343 530
10-14	719 701	682 335	1 402 036
15-19	744 803	702 714	1 447 517
20-24	770 721	737 705	1 508 426
25-29	735 015	720 776	1 455 791
30-34	735 416	739 976	1 475 392
35-39	779 478	790 388	1 569 866
40-44	755 897	766 341	1 522 238
45-49	754 136	769 819	1 523 955
50-54	688 466	698 700	1 387 166
55-59	632 707	636 847	1 269 554
60-64	533 180	531 517	1 064 697
65-69	399 786	407 954	807 740
70-74	311 487	335 160	646 647
75-79	254 123	298 830	552 953
80-84	172 309	242 781	415 090
85-89	81 898	147 194	229 092
90-94	25 585	63 477	89 062
95 and over	5 269	18 409	23 678
All ages	10 475 527	10 596 925	21 072 452

The thid table presents the number of live births for Australia for selected years, 1999 to 2008. 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.

A1.3 Live births registered(a), Australia - 1999-2008
	Males	Females	Persons
1999	127 357	121 513	248 870
2004	130 600	123 646	254 246
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
(a) Used to calculate infant death rates