You are here:

  • Print

released: 6 Dec 2002 author: Dunn C, Sadkowsky K & Jelfs P media release

Trends in Deaths is a comprehensive analysis of the patterns of death in Australia over the past 15 years. It presents contemporary data for 16 causes of death that are of particular interest in the health field or the influence of which could be reduced by behavioural changes.The data are analysed by socioeconomic status, country of birth, state/Territory and geographic area, Indigenous status and international comparison.

ISSN 1039 3609; ISBN 978 1 74024 210 3; Cat. no. PHE 40; 215pp.; OUT OF PRINT

Full publication

Publication table of contents

Appendixes

  • Tables
    • Chapter 1 - Infectious and parasitic diseases (90K XLS)
    • Chapter 2 - Malignant neoplasm (Part 1: 265K XLS) (Part 2: 215K XLS) (Part 3: 326K XLS)
    • Chapter 3 - Endocrine, metabolic and immunity (108K XLS)
    • Chapter 4 - Diseases of the blood (52K XLS)
    • Chapter 5 - Mental disorders (90K XLS)
    • Chapter 6 - Nervous system (124K XLS)
    • Chapter 7 - Circulatory system (274K XLS)
    • Chapter 8 - Respiratory system (333K XLS)
    • Chapter 9 - Digestive system (246K XLS)
    • Chapter 10 - Genitourinary (154K XLS)
    • Chapter 12 - Skin and subcutaneous tissue (32K XLS)
    • Chapter 13 - Musculoskeletal and connective (82K XLS)
    • Chapter 14 - Congenital (36K XLS)
    • Chapter 16 - Ill defined signs and symptoms (37K XLS)
    • Chapter 17 - External causes of injury and poisoning (Part 1: 264K XLS) (Part 2: 244K XLS)

Recommended citation

Dunn C, Sadkowsky K & Jelfs P 2002. Trends in deaths: analysis of Australian data 1987-1998 with updates to 2000. Mortality Surveillance Series no. 3. Cat. no. PHE 40. Canberra: AIHW.