3303.0 - Causes of Death, Australia, 2013

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/03/2015

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Key changes in this issue Summary of findings + Leading Causes of Death + Suicides + Deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Persons Leading Causes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Deaths Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99) Cancer (C00-D48) Diabetes (E10-E14) Respiratory Diseases (J00-J99) Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K93) External Causes (V01-Y98) Infant Mortality Year of Occurrence Changes in Australia's leading causes of death (Media Release) History of changes About this Release	DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM (K00-K93) Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K93) were the underlying cause of death for 175 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in 2013, and accounted for 6.6% of deaths. The most common types of digestive disease that contributed to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths were Diseases of the liver (K70-K76), which were the underlying cause of 124 deaths in 2013. The age standardised death rate for Diseases of the liver was 4.7 times higher (rate ratio of 4.7) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians compared with non-Indigenous Australians (31.1 per 100,000 and 6.6 per 100,000, respectively). Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.