1300.1.55.001 - Statistics News NSW, Dec 1999

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/12/1999

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Contents Regional Profiles Crime and Safety Alternative View for the Environment Sector Older Persons Indigenous Births Household Use of Information Technology Review of the Import and Export Price Indexes Building Price Indexes National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics (NCCRS) We Are Living Longer Survey of Education and Training Environment Expenditure Freight Movements Survey ABS Household Suveys Program Review Statistics News Electronically Selected Releases About this release	WE ARE LIVING LONGER Life expectancy at birth in NSW has reached 75.8 years for males, and 81.6 years for females. While life expectancy has increased for NSW overall, some regional differences in mortality are apparent. An analysis of mortality by Statistical Division shows Sydney with the lowest death rate and North Western with the highest in NSW. This analysis appears in the Deaths, Australia 1998 (Cat no. 3302.0). Further detail at the Statistical Local Area level will be published in Demography, NSW 1998 (Cat no. 3311.1) scheduled for release in January 2000. The contact for mortality issues is Paul Atyeo (02) 6525 7612 or email paul.atyeo@abs.gov.au Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.