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Premature mortality refers to deaths that occur at a younger age than a selected cut-off. For this report it is deaths that occur in people aged younger than 75.
1 in 5 deaths among adults aged 25–44 were due to suicide
62% of premature deaths were men
35% decrease in the rate of premature deaths between 1997 and 2012
Over 1 in 3 deaths (34%) occurred among people younger than 75
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