3302.0 - Deaths, Australia, 2010 Quality Declaration 
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AGE-SPECIFIC DEATH RATES

Age-specific death rates (ASDRs) are available for New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory are excluded due to small numbers of registered deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Western Australia is excluded due to an ongoing investigation into unusual volatility in 2007, 2008 and 2009. See paragraph 36 of the Explanatory Notes.

The non-reporting or incorrect reporting of a person's Indigenous status on the death registration form means that death rates calculated using the number of registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths are likely to underestimate the true death rate. Non-reporting or incorrect reporting of a person's Indigenous status on the death registration form may also affect rates for non-Indigenous Australians.

Death rates for 2006-2010 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian males and females in all age groups were higher than rates for non-Indigenous males and females (table 3.4).

For New South Wales and Queensland, ASDRs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians aged 25 to 64 years were more than twice the rates for non-Indigenous Australians. For both males and females, the largest difference was for those aged 35-44 years, where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian age-specific death rates were three or more times higher than those recorded for non-Indigenous males and females.

For South Australia and the Northern Territory, ASDRs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in some age groups were five or more times higher than those for non-Indigenous Australians. The largest differences occurred among males aged 35-44 years and females aged 25 to 44 years.

The denominators used in calculating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander age-specific death rates were the 30 June 2008 (i.e. mid point of the period 2006-2010) projections (Series B) published in Experimental Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 1991 to 2021 (cat. no. 3238.0). As non-Indigenous population estimates are available for Census years only, the 30 June 2008 denominators for non-Indigenous rates were calculated by subtracting the projected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian population (as published in Experimental Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 1991 to 2021 (cat. no. 3238.0, Series B)) from the total population (as published in Australian Demographic Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0)). Such figures have a degree of uncertainty and should be used with caution, particularly as the time from the base year of the projection series increases.

3.4 Age-specific death rates(a)(b), Indigenous status and sex - 2006-2010(c)
Males
Females
Persons
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander(d)
Non- Indigenous(d)
Rate ratio(e)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander(d)
Non- Indigenous(d)
Rate ratio(e)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander(d)
Non- Indigenous(d)
Rate ratio(e)
New South Wales
0(f)
7.4
4.7
1.6
5.8
3.6
1.6
6.6
4.2
1.6
1-4
32.1
19.9
1.6
37.2
16.7
2.2
34.6
18.4
1.9
5-14
14.2
10.7
1.3
9.6
7.2
1.3
11.9
9.0
1.3
15-24
83.6
50.1
1.7
22.2
20.9
1.1
54.1
35.9
1.5
25-34
167.0
75.9
2.2
91.7
30.9
3.0
128.8
53.4
2.4
35-44
381.4
126.1
3.0
201.9
66.4
3.0
286.2
96.0
3.0
45-54
812.5
281.0
2.9
405.1
170.4
2.4
599.9
225.1
2.7
55-64
1 517.6
659.2
2.3
1 052.3
393.5
2.7
1 276.0
525.8
2.4
65 and over
4 740.7
4 219.3
1.1
4 273.1
3 735.3
1.1
4 481.8
3 953.2
1.1
Queensland(g)
0(f)
9.8
5.4
1.8
7.1
4.1
1.8
8.5
4.8
1.8
1-4
55.9
24.9
2.2
57.7
19.5
3.0
56.8
22.3
2.5
5-14
21.8
11.3
1.9
16.2
9.1
1.8
19.1
10.3
1.9
15-24
123.2
59.1
2.1
75.7
24.8
3.1
99.9
42.3
2.4
25-34
260.1
87.4
3.0
125.0
33.6
3.7
192.5
60.7
3.2
35-44
499.1
127.7
3.9
321.1
66.6
4.8
406.5
96.9
4.2
45-54
956.0
271.1
3.5
624.0
158.4
3.9
782.6
214.2
3.7
55-64
1 819.2
642.0
2.8
1 396.9
376.0
3.7
1 593.5
510.2
3.1
65 and over
6 334.8
4 049.0
1.6
5 025.3
3 563.0
1.4
5 577.9
3 789.6
1.5
South Australia
0(f)
6.4
3.8
1.7
5.8
3.2
1.8
6.1
3.5
1.7
1-4
-
24.7
-
76.7
16.6
4.6
37.5
20.7
1.8
5-14
11.3
7.1
1.6
23.2
7.6
3.1
17.2
7.3
2.3
15-24
156.0
56.1
2.8
97.8
20.6
4.7
126.9
38.8
3.3
25-34
325.7
91.3
3.6
203.2
35.1
5.8
262.9
63.6
4.1
35-44
690.4
146.0
4.7
486.0
81.5
6.0
584.7
113.7
5.1
45-54
1 258.1
291.6
4.3
883.8
189.9
4.7
1 059.4
240.2
4.4
55-64
2 124.4
676.2
3.1
1 662.0
402.7
4.1
1 882.7
536.7
3.5
65 and over
4 148.1
4 406.2
0.9
4 173.9
3 926.5
1.1
4 163.3
4 139.0
1.0
Northern Territory
0(f)
14.3
3.9
3.7
11.7
3.6
3.2
13.1
3.8
3.5
1-4
84.5
23.8
3.6
54.0
10.2
5.3
69.6
17.2
4.0
5-14
46.9
23.9
2.0
38.2
6.5
5.9
42.6
15.6
2.7
15-24
292.3
107.7
2.7
120.1
34.0
3.5
207.6
73.2
2.8
25-34
506.3
92.2
5.5
238.1
31.7
7.5
369.2
62.7
5.9
35-44
1 061.3
159.8
6.6
603.6
52.2
11.6
821.6
108.9
7.5
45-54
1 715.6
358.7
4.8
1 210.0
151.7
8.0
1 448.5
261.3
5.5
55-64
3 000.3
786.5
3.8
1 952.1
313.6
6.2
2 422.1
581.2
4.2
65 and over
6 948.5
3 553.3
2.0
5 709.6
2 676.1
2.1
6 182.0
3 171.8
1.9
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Deaths per 100,000 population, except age 0.
(b) Data are for NSW, Qld, SA and NT only, based on state or territory of usual residence. Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT are excluded due to small numbers of registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths. WA data are excluded due to an ongoing investigation into unusual volatility in 2007, 2008 and 2009. See paragraph 36 of the Explanatory Notes.
(c) Death rates based on the average number of death registrations between 2006-2010, divided by the population at 30 June 2008. See commentary.
(d) Deaths where Indigenous status was not stated are excluded. As a result, age-specific death rates may be underestimated.
(e) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rate divided by the non-Indigenous rate.
(f) Infant deaths per 1,000 live births.
(g) Care should be taken when interpreting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths data for Queensland for 2010. See Technical Note: Registration of outstanding deaths, Queensland, 2010, and paragraph 36 of the Explanatory Notes.








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