3303.0 - Causes of Death, Australia, 2014

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 08/03/2016

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Summary of Findings + Leading Causes of Death + Intentional self-harm + 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 Liver (K70-K76) External Causes (V01-Y98) Infant Mortality Potentially Avoidable Mortality + Multiple Causes of Death Year of Occurrence Changing patterns of mortality reflect ageing population (Media Release) History of Changes About this Release	RESPIRATORY DISEASES (J00-J99) Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99) were the underlying cause of death for 245 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in 2014 and accounted for 9.0% of deaths. Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) were the most common respiratory diseases, causing 177 deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons. Within this group, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (J44) was the greatest contributor. The age-standardised death rate for Chronic lower respiratory diseases was three times higher (rate ratio of 3.0) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians compared with non-Indigenous Australians (85.2 per 100,000 and 28.1 per 100,000, respectively). Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.