3303.0 - Causes of Death, 1999  
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Classifications

Deathsa count of deaths registered with the relevant State/Territory Registrar
Year1999
State of Usual ResidenceThe home State/Territory of the deceased
Age at deathAge at death in 5yr age groups
Underlying Cause of DeathClassified by the Internation Classification of Diseases Tenth Revision (ICD10)
SexGender of the deceased


Additional Information

The EXPLANATORY NOTES are available here.

Estimated Resident Population is needed for standardisation by age and State. Table 6 of Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories (cat. no. 3201.0) contains this information.

Unpublished Data

Causes of death data are available from calendar year 1964. Please note that for comparability purposes the data conform to the different revisions of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), namely:
ICD-71964–1967
ICD-8 1968–1978
ICD-9 1979–1998
ICD-10 1999

Documentation is available detailing the relationship between the various revisions of ICD. Detailed data tables excluded from the national cause of death publication since 1984 are available on microfiche up to 1996 or from the ABS.

The following variables relating to the deceased are available for both underlying and multiple causes of death :

State or Territory of registration of the death
Month and year of registration of the death
Place of usual residence State or Territory
Statistical Division
Statistical Local Area
Occupation From 1990 - Males and females aged 15 years and over
Pre-1990 - Males aged 15–64 years only
1985–1990 - Females aged 15–59 years only
Sex
AgeIn completed days under one week
In completed days under one month
In completed months under one year
In completed years other ages
Date of death
Country of birth
Duration of residence in Australia (where not Australian born)
Marital status
Number of issue
Indigenous status
Post-mortem indicator (not available for all States)
Drowning indicator (from 1992)
AIDS indicator (where AIDS is mentioned on the death certificate, whether the underlying cause or not) (up to 1997)
Certifier of cause of death (doctor or coroner)
Cancer indicator (where cancer is mentioned on the death certificate, whether the underlying cause or not) (up to 1997)