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Causes of death among serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel: 2002–2015

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Release Date: 21 Sep 2018
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Causes of death among serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel: 2002–2015, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 09 February 2023.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Causes of death among serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel: 2002–2015. Canberra: AIHW.

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Rates of death due to all-causes were generally lower among the ADF populations when compared with rates for the Australian population of the same age. The leading causes of death were similar between ADF populations and the Australian population, but differed by age; among men aged 16-29 and 30-49, the leading causes of death were generally external, whereas leading causes of death among men aged 50 years and over were due to chronic diseases. Suicide, land transport accidents and accidental poisoning, featured prominently as leading causes of death in men aged 16–29 while coronary heart disease, and various types of cancer featured prominently as leading causes of death in men age 50 and over. 

  • ISBN: 978-1-76054-416-4
  • Cat. no: PHE 228
  • Pages: 79
Findings from this report:
  • All cause death rates are lower for serving and ex-serving ADF personnel than for the Australian population

  • By age, the leading causes of death are similar between serving and ex-serving men and the Australian population

  • Death rates from chronic disease are lower, or similar, for serving and ex-serving men than for Australian men

  • Death rates due to injury are generally lower, or similar, for serving and ex-serving men than for Australian men

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