3303.0.55.001 - Causes of Death, Australia: Doctor Certified Deaths, Summary Tables, 2009 Quality Declaration 
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DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (J00-J99)

Diseases of the respiratory system were the underlying cause of 10,275 doctor certified deaths in 2009, a 2.6% decrease from the 10,547 doctor certified deaths in 2008.

In 2009, Swine flu (Influenza A - H1N1) was the underlying cause of 50 doctor certified deaths. ABS implemented World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines to code all swine flu deaths to the ICD-10 code of Influenza due to identified avian influenza virus (J09). Further information on swine flu deaths within the ABS dataset is provided in Explanatory Notes 31-34.

Of those deaths due to Diseases of the respiratory system certified by a doctor, 5,395 deaths were male and 4,880 deaths were female. The median age at death for all doctor certified deaths attributed to Diseases of the respiratory system was 83.0 years, a slight increase from 82.9 years in 2008.

3 Selected underlying cause of death, Sex and median age - 2009
Males
Females
Persons
Median Age at death
Cause of death and ICD-10 code  
no.
%
no.
%
no.
years
Infectious diseases (A00-B99)  
879
52.4
799
47.6
1 678
80.5
Cancer (C00-D48)  
23 140
56.2
18 002
43.8
41 142
75.2
Blood and immunity disorders (D50-D89)  
177
44.6
220
55.4
397
80.6
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
2 681
48.7
2 825
51.3
5 506
81.6
Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)  
2 235
35.8
4 000
64.2
6 235
87.7
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)  
2 565
46.1
3 004
53.9
5 569
82.8
Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
4
na
4
na
5
84.5
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
1
na
-
-
1
85.0
Diseases of the heart and blood vessels (I00-I99)  
17 510
44.4
21 885
55.6
39 395
86.0
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)  
5 395
52.5
4 880
47.5
10 275
83.0
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)  
2 071
48.0
2 242
52.0
4 313
81.7
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
121
33.0
246
67.0
367
84.9
Diseases of the muscles, bones and tendons (M00-M99)
284
29.4
683
70.6
967
83.0
Diseases of the kidney and urinary system (N00-N99)  
1 511
45.9
1 783
54.1
3 294
85.7
Pregnancy and childbirth (O00-O99)
-
-
1
na
3
38.5
Conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)  
349
57.0
263
43.0
612
0.5
Congenital and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)  
278
53.2
245
46.8
523
0.9
Ill-defined causes (R00-R99)  
111
32.7
228
67.3
339
89.7
External causes (V01-Y98)
696
46.8
790
53.2
1 486
85.8
Total Doctor certified deaths
60 006
49.1
62 100
50.9
122 106
82.2
Total Coroner certified deaths
12 314
66.0
6 340
34.0
18 654
60.4
Total
72 320
51.4
68 440
48.6
140 760
80.8
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available





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