Maternal deaths in Australia 2015-2017
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2020) Maternal deaths in Australia 2015-2017, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 April 2024.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Maternal deaths in Australia 2015-2017. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Maternal deaths in Australia 2015-2017. AIHW, 2020.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Maternal deaths in Australia 2015-2017. Canberra: AIHW; 2020.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020, Maternal deaths in Australia 2015-2017, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2015–2017, the maternal death rate in Australia was 6.4 deaths per 100,000 women giving birth, which is among the lowest rates in the world. The most common causes of maternal death were suicide and cardiovascular disease. The incidence of maternal death in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women was more than 3 times as high as that for non-Indigenous women. More than 1 in 3 maternal deaths occurred in women who were aged 35 or over.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-667-0
- Cat. no: PER 106
- Pages: 49
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The most common causes of maternal death were suicide and cardiovascular disease
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The incidence of maternal death in Indigenous women was more than 3 times than in non-Indigenous women
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Women aged under 35, and in their first to third pregnancy, were least likely to suffer maternal death
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Maternal death was more common in women aged 35 and over, and those who’ve given birth 4 times or more