A8 Mortality from breast cancer

Table A8.1: Mortality from breast cancer in women, by age group, 2023

Age group (years)

Number of deaths

Crude rate

40–44

70

7.8

45–49

98

12.0

50–54

172

20.1

55–59

263

33.9

60–64

296

38.0

65–69

355

51.4

70–74

360

59.7

75–79

407

84.0

80–84

393

125.1

85+

748

221.5

50–74

1,446

39.0

All Ages

3,215

24.0

Notes:

  1. Deaths in 2023 were derived by year of registration of death; these are based on the preliminary version of cause of death data and are subject to further revision by the ABS.
  2. Crude rate is the number of deaths from breast cancer per 100,000 women.
  3. All ages includes age groups from <20 to 85+.

Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.

Table A8.2: Mortality from breast cancer in women aged 50–74, by state and territory, 2019–‍2023

State and territory

Number of deaths

AS rate

NSW

2,346

39.5

Vic

1,879

39.8

Qld

1,470

37.9

WA

704

35.9

SA

558

38.2

Tas

178

36.6

ACT

112

39.2

NT

47

35.5

Australia

7,295

38.7

Notes:

  1. Deaths from 2019 to 2022 were derived by year of death; deaths in 2023 were derived by year of registration of death. Deaths registered in 2020 and earlier are based on the final version of cause-of-death data; deaths registered in 2021 are based on revised versions; and deaths registered in 2022 and 2023 are based on preliminary version. Revised and preliminary versions are subject to further revision by the ABS.
  2. Age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of deaths from breast cancer per 100,000 women, age‑standardised to the Australian population at 30 June 2001.

Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.

Table A8.3: Mortality from breast cancer in women aged 50–74, by remoteness area, 2019–‍2023

Remoteness area

Number of deaths

AS rate

Major cities

3,995

31.4

Inner regional

1,583

39.1

Outer regional

688

38.7

Remote

84

40.9

Very remote

36

32.7

Australia

7,295

38.7

Notes

  1. Remoteness was classified according to the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) see (Appendix B).
  2. Deaths from 2019 to 2022 were derived by year of death; deaths in 2023 were derived by year of registration of death. Deaths registered in 2020 and earlier are based on the final version of cause-of-death data; deaths registered in 2021 are based on revised versions; and deaths registered in 2022 and 2023 are based on preliminary version. Revised and preliminary versions are subject to further revision by the ABS.
  3. Age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of deaths from breast cancer per 100,000 women, age‑standardised to the Australian population at 30 June 2001.

Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.

Table A8.4: Mortality from breast cancer in women aged 50–74, by socioeconomic area, 2019–2023

Socioeconomic area

Number of deaths

AS rate

1 (most disadvantaged)

1,423

37.6

2

1,422

35.5

3

1,247

32.9

4

1,114

31.0

5 (least disadvantaged)

1,177

31.8

Australia

7,295

38.7

Notes:

  1. Socioeconomic area was allocated using the ABS Index of Relative Socio‑economic Disadvantage (IRSD) see (Appendix B).
  2. Deaths from 2019 to 2022 were derived by year of death; deaths in 2023 were derived by year of registration of death. Deaths registered in 2020 and earlier are based on the final version of cause-of-death data; deaths registered in 2021 are based on revised versions; and deaths registered in 2022 and 2023 are based on preliminary version. Revised and preliminary versions are subject to further revision by the ABS.
  3. Age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of deaths from breast cancers per 100,000 women, age‑standardised to the Australian population at 30 June 2001.

Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.

Table A8.5: Mortality from breast cancer in women, 1982 to 2023 (with estimates to 2025)

Year of death

50–74 deaths

All ages deaths

50–74 AS rate

All ages AS rate

1982

1,160

1,987

71.2

30.4

1983

1,250

2,040

75.1

30.2

1984

1,255

2,166

75.0

31.6

1985

1,238

2,196

72.6

31.2

1986

1,224

2,165

70.8

29.9

1987

1,274

2,293

73.6

31.1

1988

1,302

2,361

73.5

31.2

1989

1,307

2,449

73.0

31.6

1990

1,320

2,422

72.8

30.6

1991

1,357

2,526

74.1

31.3

1992

1,240

2,429

66.7

29.4

1993

1,357

2,611

72.0

30.8

1994

1,372

2,669

71.5

30.9

1995

1,381

2,635

70.4

29.7

1996

1,335

2,620

67.1

28.8

1997

1,318

2,604

64.8

27.9

1998

1,260

2,541

60.7

26.5

1999

1,282

2,512

60.4

25.6

2000

1,247

2,521

57.3

24.9

2001

1,303

2,594

58.4

25.0

2002

1,349

2,681

59.2

25.2

2003

1,352

2,710

57.9

24.9

2004

1,347

2,665

56.3

24.0

2005

1,346

2,710

55.0

23.8

2006

1,311

2,624

52.3

22.4

2007

1,358

2,724

52.4

22.6

2008

1,347

2,746

50.4

22.3

2009

1,394

2,786

50.9

22.2

2010

1,372

2,837

48.4

21.7

2011

1,447

2,901

49.6

21.8

2012

1,439

2,827

48.0

20.9

2013

1,436

2,872

46.4

20.5

2014

1,408

2,840

44.4

19.8

2015

1,413

2,904

43.4

19.9

2016

1,454

3,005

43.2

20.0

2017

1,448

2,974

42.2

19.4

2018

1,399

2,979

39.6

19.0

2019

1,473

3,219

40.8

19.9

2020

1,546

3,151

41.7

19.0

2021

1,440

3,103

37.9

18.2

2022

1,390

3,132

36.1

17.8

2023

1,446

3,215

37.0

17.7

2024

1,417

3,268

35.8

17.6

2025

1,403

3,313

35.3

17.5

Notes:

  1. Deaths from 1982 to 2022 were derived by year of death; deaths in 2023 were derived by year of registration of death. Deaths registered in 2020 and earlier are based on the final version of cause-of-death data; deaths registered in 2021 are based on revised versions; and deaths registered in 2022 and 2023 are based on preliminary version. Revised and preliminary versions are subject to further revision by the ABS.
  2. The 2024 and 2025 estimates are based on 2014–2023 mortality data see (Appendix A).
  3. Age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of deaths from breast cancer per 100,000 women, age‑standardised to the Australian population at 30 June 2001.
  4. All ages includes age groups from <20 to 85+.

Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.

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