Notes

Data quality statement

Data quality statements for the National Aged Care Data Clearinghouse and the National Death Index are available on the METEOR website at:

Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge the contributions of Professor Maria Inacio, Associate Professor Bianca Brijnath and Professor Briony Dow in design and review of this report.

Cause of Death Unit Record File data are provided to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) by the Registrars of Births, Deaths and Marriages and the National Coronial Information System (managed by the Victorian Department of Justice) and include cause of death coded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The data are maintained by the AIHW in the National Mortality Database.

Amendments

26 May 2026 – Extended descriptions for Figures 1 through to 18 have been revised to align with AIHW accessibility guidelines.