COMPARISON OF YEAR OF OCCURRENCE AND YEAR OF REGISTRATION DATA FOR 2008
The following table shows the number of deaths occurring in 2008 which were registered in 2008 and 2009. 11.6% of deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people occurring in 2008 (and registered in either 2008 or 2009) were registered late, in 2009. This compares with 5.0% for the total population.
A late registration is defined as a death which is registered after the end of the year in which the death occurred. For example, a death which occurred in 2008 but was registered in 2009 or later is classified as a late registration.
8.1 SELECTED CAUSES: 2008 Year of Occurrence(a)(b)(c)(d) |
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| Registered in 2008 | Registered in 2009 | Total as at 2009 | Late Registrations |
Cause of death and ICD-10 code | no. | no. | no. | % |
INDIGENOUS(e) |
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All Causes(f) | 2 137 | 280 | 2 417 | 11.6 |
TOTAL(g) |
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All Causes(f) | 135 235 | 7 100 | 142 335 | 5.0 |
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) | 1 845 | 117 | 1 962 | 6.0 |
Neoplasms (C00-D48) | 39 897 | 1 907 | 41 804 | 4.6 |
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89) | 475 | 22 | 497 | 4.4 |
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90) | 5 539 | 302 | 5 841 | 5.2 |
Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99) | 6 071 | 320 | 6 391 | 5.0 |
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99) | 5 668 | 305 | 5 973 | 5.1 |
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) | 45 649 | 2 179 | 47 828 | 4.6 |
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99) | 10 664 | 549 | 11 213 | 4.9 |
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93) | 4 647 | 262 | 4 909 | 5.3 |
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99) | 382 | 23 | 405 | 5.7 |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99) | 1 113 | 59 | 1 172 | 5.0 |
Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99) | 3 170 | 171 | 3 341 | 5.1 |
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96) | 537 | 74 | 611 | 12.1 |
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | 554 | 38 | 592 | 6.4 |
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) | 1 053 | 70 | 1 123 | 6.2 |
External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98) | 7 955 | 699 | 8 654 | 8.1 |
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(a) Causes of death data for 2009 are preliminary and subject to a revisions process. See Technical Note: Causes of Death Revisions and Explanatory Notes 28-32. |
(b) See Explanatory Notes 73-84 for further information on specific issues relating to 2009 data. |
(c) Causes of death data for 2008 have been revised and are subject to further revisions. See Technical Note: Causes of Death Revisions and Explanatory Notes 28-32. |
(d) Causes of death data for 2007 have undergone two years of revisions. See Technical Note: Causes of Death Revisions and Explanatory Notes 28-32. |
(e) Includes deaths of persons identified as Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. |
(f) Includes deaths due to Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), Diseases of the ear and mastoid processes (H60-H95) and Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99). |
(g) Includes total deaths for Australia. |