Australia - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 4.37
2010 3.95
2015 4.57
2019 4.94

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 5.86
2010 5.59
2015 5.86
2019 5.94

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 89.77
2010 90.46
2015 89.57
2019 89.11

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Australia was 6.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 9.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 6.80 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 9.80
2001 9.50
2002 9.50
2003 9.10
2004 8.90
2005 8.70
2006 8.30
2007 8.20
2008 8.10
2009 7.90
2010 7.60
2011 7.60
2012 7.40
2013 7.20
2014 7.30
2015 7.30
2016 7.10
2017 6.90
2018 6.90
2019 6.80

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Australia was 10.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 16.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 10.40 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 16.00
2001 15.50
2002 14.90
2003 14.40
2004 14.00
2005 13.90
2006 13.40
2007 13.00
2008 12.70
2009 12.20
2010 12.10
2011 11.90
2012 11.30
2013 11.40
2014 11.20
2015 11.30
2016 10.90
2017 10.50
2018 10.60
2019 10.40

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Australia was 8.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 12.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 8.60 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 12.90
2001 12.60
2002 12.30
2003 11.80
2004 11.50
2005 11.40
2006 10.90
2007 10.60
2008 10.50
2009 10.10
2010 9.90
2011 9.80
2012 9.30
2013 9.30
2014 9.30
2015 9.30
2016 9.00
2017 8.70
2018 8.70
2019 8.60

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 7.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 10.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 8.40

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Australia was 0.100 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.400 in 2004 and a minimum value of 0.100 in 2009.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.400
2001 0.300
2002 0.300
2003 0.400
2004 0.400
2005 0.300
2006 0.200
2007 0.200
2008 0.200
2009 0.100
2010 0.200
2011 0.200
2012 0.200
2013 0.200
2014 0.200
2015 0.100
2016 0.100
2017 0.100
2018 0.100
2019 0.100

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Australia was 0.100 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.200 in 2015 and a minimum value of 0.100 in 2008.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.200
2001 0.200
2002 0.200
2003 0.200
2004 0.200
2005 0.200
2006 0.200
2007 0.200
2008 0.100
2009 0.100
2010 0.100
2011 0.200
2012 0.100
2013 0.200
2014 0.200
2015 0.200
2016 0.100
2017 0.100
2018 0.100
2019 0.100

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Australia was 0.200 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.600 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.100 in 2015.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.500
2001 0.400
2002 0.400
2003 0.600
2004 0.500
2005 0.400
2006 0.300
2007 0.200
2008 0.200
2009 0.200
2010 0.200
2011 0.300
2012 0.200
2013 0.200
2014 0.200
2015 0.100
2016 0.200
2017 0.100
2018 0.200
2019 0.200

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Australia was 6.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.90 in 2017 and a minimum value of 4.60 in 2004.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 5.60
2001 5.50
2002 5.30
2003 4.80
2004 4.60
2005 5.10
2006 5.20
2007 5.50
2008 5.30
2009 5.60
2010 5.70
2011 5.70
2012 6.40
2013 6.10
2014 6.50
2015 6.80
2016 6.40
2017 6.90
2018 6.20
2019 6.40

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Australia was 18.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 15.90 in 2004.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 19.90
2001 18.80
2002 17.40
2003 16.20
2004 15.90
2005 17.30
2006 16.10
2007 16.20
2008 17.90
2009 16.90
2010 17.70
2011 16.80
2012 17.10
2013 17.00
2014 18.90
2015 19.70
2016 18.00
2017 19.50
2018 18.70
2019 18.60

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Australia was 12.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.20 in 2015 and a minimum value of 10.30 in 2004.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 12.70
2001 12.20
2002 11.30
2003 10.50
2004 10.30
2005 11.20
2006 10.60
2007 10.90
2008 11.60
2009 11.20
2010 11.70
2011 11.20
2012 11.70
2013 11.50
2014 12.70
2015 13.20
2016 12.20
2017 13.10
2018 12.40
2019 12.50

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Australia was 4.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 4.80 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 9.90
2001 9.30
2002 9.10
2003 8.50
2004 8.20
2005 8.30
2006 8.00
2007 7.90
2008 7.10
2009 7.10
2010 6.50
2011 5.90
2012 5.80
2013 5.30
2014 5.40
2015 5.20
2016 5.60
2017 5.20
2018 4.80
2019 4.90

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 0.100

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors