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From 1998 to 2002, there was an increase of 10.4% in the number of deaths in Tasmania.

Between 1998 and 2002, the Northern Region recorded the largest increase in deaths, with 17.2%. The Mersey-Lyell Region followed with 9.0% and Greater Hobart-Southern Region with 7.3%.

Note: These figures have subsequently been revised at the state level, but the updated figures are not available at the regional level.

DEATHS, Tasmanian local government areas(a)
		1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Local government area		no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Greater Hobart-Southern
	Brighton	67	72	64	67	62
	Central Highlands	18	22	15	20	18
	Clarence	365	372	368	368	417
	Derwent Valley	77	75	75	63	72
	Glamorgan/Spring Bay	32	24	37	42	42
	Glenorchy	475	427	384	460	446
	Hobart	407	433	380	428	429
	Huon Valley	79	95	101	84	98
	Kingborough	176	185	186	171	202
	Sorell	52	60	55	73	68
	Southern Midlands	34	41	33	29	59
	Tasman	16	17	14	22	17
	Total	1,798	1,823	1,712	1,827	1,930
Northern
	Break O'Day	48	67	53	50	67
	Dorset	64	59	81	45	73
	Flinders	6	13	11	3	4
	George Town	45	46	46	63	56
	Launceston	517	577	612	626	572
	Meander Valley	92	131	97	116	127
	Northern Midlands	92	88	100	86	95
	West Tamar	111	130	136	159	149
	Total	975	1,111	1,136	1,148	1,143
Mersey-Lyell
	Burnie	149	150	157	178	148
	Central Coast	175	170	196	191	192
	Circular Head	55	57	58	57	52
	Devonport	195	227	198	215	251
	Kentish	25	32	32	37	29
	King Island	14	12	9	13	15
	Latrobe	62	52	59	54	70
	Waratah/Wynyard	114	101	114	108	104
	West Coast	34	33	27	31	36
	Total	823	834	850	884	897
Tasmania(b)		3,605	3,783	3,711	3,876	3,979
(a) Data relate to usual residence deaths registered in year of occurrence. (b) Includes overseas, no fixed place of abode and undefined. Source: Demography, Tasmania (cat. no. 3311.6) and Demography, Tasmania - Electronic Publication (3311.6.55.001).