Mortality patterns among people using disability support services: 1 July 2013 to June 2018
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Topic: Disability
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2020) Mortality patterns among people using disability support services: 1 July 2013 to June 2018, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 4 June 2026.
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People using specialist disability services in Australia had a mortality rate 4.7 times as high as the general population. Among service users, the rates and causes of death varied by type of disability, age and sex. The rate of potentially avoidable deaths was 3.6 times as high for service users compared with the general population, with coronary heart disease and suicide being the leading causes of deaths deemed potentially avoidable.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-747-9
- Cat. no: DIS 76
- Pages: 24
Findings from this report:
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6.3% of service user deaths were caused by perinatal and congenital conditions
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5.9% of service user deaths were caused by spinal muscular atrophy
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Service users were 4.7 times as likely to die before aged 65 compared with the general population
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Service users’ rate of potentially avoidable deaths was 3.6 times as high as the rate for the general population