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In Australia, official collection of death data began in the mid 1800s, but around the world it has been collected for centuries. It is collected for use in legal processes, public health research and planning, and genealogical research.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has two databases containing deaths data
- The AIHW National Mortality Database (for analysis of cause of death)
- The National Death Index (for researcher access to death data for the purposes of record linkage).
Death data are statistics on
- Cause of death
- Age at death, place of death and country of birth
- The circumstances of their death where applicable.
The Registrars of Births, Deaths and Marriages in each State and Territory in Australia collects death data and then pass it to the Australian Bureau of Statistics who compiles and codes them nationally according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
These data helps us
- In the measurement of health and disease
- To understand diseases and deaths in populations
- Plan for health care services
The purpose of this website is to provide information about deaths for use in public health research and planning. This site provides access to the latest data and long term trends, and discusses how death data are measured and what they are used for.
In Australia in 2006, there were 68,556 male deaths and 65,183 female deaths. For more interesting facts, click on the following links: