Ischaemic heart disease was the leading cause of death for Australian males in 2023, with just over ten thousand deaths registered in that year. For Australian women, dementia and Alzheimer's disease were the leading cause of death, followed by Ischaemic heart disease.

Australia Cause of Death: by Injury: % of Total data was reported at 5.945 % in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.857 % for 2015. Australia Cause of Death: by Injury: % of Total data is updated yearly, averaging 5.859 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2019, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.945 % in 2019 and a record low of 5.589 % in 2010. Australia Cause of Death: by Injury: % of Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.;Derived based on the data from Global Health Estimates 2020: Deaths by Cause, Age, Sex, by Country and by Region, 2000-2019. Geneva, World Health Organization; 2020. Link: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death;Weighted average;

This statistic displays a distribution of the leading underlying causes of death in Australia in 2016. That year, about twelve percent of all deaths were caused by ischaemic heart diseases. The leading five causes of death displayed were accounting for 37.3 percent of all deaths in Australia.

Data Description

This dataset contains data pertaining to the most common causes of death in Australia during the 2019 to 2021 period, separated between age and sex.

Data Source

Data was sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing (AIHW), which is an agency in the Australian Government.

The original data set can be downloaded from here. The download is an XLSX file, and here we only focus on the sheet titled "Table S3.2".

Data Cleaning

As provided by the AIHW, the data is not in a format that is easy for computational data analysis. Hence, an extensive data cleaning process was applied to place the data into a more appropriate long format.

The cleaning process can be found here.

References

Australian Government: Australian Institue of Health and Welfare (2023). Data tables: Deaths in Australia. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/life-expectancy-deaths/deaths-in-australia/data

This dataset presents the footprint of statistics related to deaths due to all causes (combined) by sex. The reported statistics include year of death, total deaths, crude rates, age-standardised rates, rate ratio, median age at death, premature deaths, potential years of life lost and potentially avoidable deaths. The data spans the years of 2012-2016 and is aggregated to Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) geographic areas from the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). Mortality Over Regions and Time (MORT) books are workbooks that contain recent deaths data for specific geographical areas, sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Mortality Database. They present various statistics related to deaths by all causes and leading causes of death by sex for each geographical area. For further information about this dataset, visit the data source:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - MORT Books. Please note: AURIN has spatially enabled the original data.

In 2020, the cancer which caused the most deaths in Australia and Oceania was lung cancer, in which 22.7 percent of all deaths due to cancer where from lung cancer. In comparison, one percent of cancer deaths in Australia and Oceania were caused by nasopharyngeal cancer in 2020.

This dataset presents the footprint of statistics related to the leading causes of death by sex. The reported statistics include cause of death, ranking, total deaths, crude rates, age-standardised rates and rate ratio. The data spans the period between 2012-2016 and is aggregated to Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) geographic areas from the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). Mortality Over Regions and Time (MORT) books are workbooks that contain recent deaths data for specific geographical areas, sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Mortality Database. They present various statistics related to deaths by all causes and leading causes of death by sex for each geographical area. For further information about this dataset, visit the data source:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - MORT Books. Please note:

AURIN has spatially enabled the original data.

Cause of Death Unit Record File data are provided to the AIHW by the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages and the National Coronial Information System (managed by the Victorian Department of Justice) and include cause of death coded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The data are maintained by the AIHW in the National Mortality Database.

Year refers to the year of registration of death. Deaths registered in 2013 and earlier are based on the final version of the cause of death data; deaths registered in 2014 are based on revised version; deaths registered in 2015 and 2016 are based on preliminary versions. Revised and preliminary versions are subject to further revision by the ABS.

Cause of death information are based on the underlying cause of death and are classified according to the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD). Deaths registered in 1997 onwards are classified according to the 10th revision (ICD-10).

Unknown/missing includes deaths where place of usual residence was overseas, no fixed abode, offshore and migratory, and undefined. Summary measures and cause of death data are not presented for any SA3 with less than 10 deaths in a single year.

Population counts are based on estimated resident populations at 30 June for each year. Australian estimated resident population data are sourced from Australian demographic statistics (ABS cat. no. 3101.0).

This dataset presents the footprint of statistics related to the leading causes of death by sex. The reported statistics include cause of death, ranking, total deaths, crude rates, age-standardised rates and rate ratio. The data spans the period between 2012-2016 and is aggregated to Local Government Area (LGA) geographic areas from the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). Mortality Over Regions and Time (MORT) books are workbooks that contain recent deaths data for specific geographical areas, sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Mortality Database. They present various statistics related to deaths by all causes and leading causes of death by sex for each geographical area. For further information about this dataset, visit the data source:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - MORT Books. Please note:

AURIN has spatially enabled the original data.

Cause of Death Unit Record File data are provided to the AIHW by the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages and the National Coronial Information System (managed by the Victorian Department of Justice) and include cause of death coded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The data are maintained by the AIHW in the National Mortality Database.

Year refers to the year of registration of death. Deaths registered in 2013 and earlier are based on the final version of the cause of death data; deaths registered in 2014 are based on revised version; deaths registered in 2015 and 2016 are based on preliminary versions. Revised and preliminary versions are subject to further revision by the ABS.

Cause of death information are based on the underlying cause of death and are classified according to the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD). Deaths registered in 1997 onwards are classified according to the 10th revision (ICD-10).

Unknown/missing includes deaths where place of usual residence was overseas, no fixed abode, offshore and migratory, and undefined. Summary measures and cause of death data are not presented for any LGA with less than 10 deaths in a single year.

Population counts are based on estimated resident populations at 30 June for each year. Australian estimated resident population data are sourced from Australian demographic statistics (ABS cat. no. 3101.0).

This statistic presents the results of a survey on perceived leading causes of death through interpersonal violence in Australia as of October 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, around 30 percent of Australian respondents thought that most people killed through interpersonal violence in 2015 died from sharp objects such as knives, when the actual share of knife victims in 2015 was around 36 percent of all violent deaths in Australia.

Suicide Mortality Rate per 100,000 2016-2018. Suicide remains the leading cause of death for Australians aged between 15 and 44. In 2018, the overall age-standardised suicide rate was 12.1 per 100,000 in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics, Causes of Death, Australia, 2018 reports the preliminary figure for death due to suicide in 2018 at 3,046.

Suicide Mortality Rate per 100,000 2016-2019.

Suicide was the 13th leading cause of death in 2019. In 2019, the overall age-standardised suicide rate was 12.9 per 100,000 in Australia.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics, Causes of Death, Australia, 2019 reports that there were 3,318 registered suicides in 2019.

Suicide Mortality Rate per 100,000 2016-2019. Suicide was the 13th leading cause of death in 2019. In 2019, the overall age-standardised suicide rate was 12.9 per 100,000 in Australia. The …Show full descriptionSuicide Mortality Rate per 100,000 2016-2019. Suicide was the 13th leading cause of death in 2019. In 2019, the overall age-standardised suicide rate was 12.9 per 100,000 in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics, Causes of Death, Australia, 2019 reports that there were 3,318 registered suicides in 2019.

In 2023, lung cancer was estimated to cause the most female deaths out of all the different types of cancer in Australia, with an estimated death toll of almost 3,850. In contrast, liver cancer was estimated to have caused just over 580 female deaths in 2023.

This dataset presents the footprint of statistics related to the leading causes of death by sex. The reported statistics include cause of death, ranking, total deaths, crude rates, age-standardised rates and rate ratio. The data spans the period between 2012-2016 and is aggregated to Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA) geographic areas from the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).

Mortality Over Regions and Time (MORT) books are workbooks that contain recent deaths data for specific geographical areas, sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Mortality Database. They present various statistics related to deaths by all causes and leading causes of death by sex for each geographical area.

For further information about this dataset, visit the data source:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - MORT Books.

Please note:

• AURIN has spatially enabled the original data.

• Cause of Death Unit Record File data are provided to the AIHW by the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages and the National Coronial Information System (managed by the Victorian Department of Justice) and include cause of death coded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The data are maintained by the AIHW in the National Mortality Database.

• Year refers to the year of registration of death. Deaths registered in 2013 and earlier are based on the final version of the cause of death data; deaths registered in 2014 are based on revised version; deaths registered in 2015 and 2016 are based on preliminary versions. Revised and preliminary versions are subject to further revision by the ABS.

• Cause of death information are based on the underlying cause of death and are classified according to the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD). Deaths registered in 1997 onwards are classified according to the 10th revision (ICD-10).

• Unknown/missing includes deaths where place of usual residence was overseas, no fixed abode, offshore and migratory, and undefined. Summary measures and cause of death data are not presented for any GCCSA with less than 10 deaths in a single year; they are not presented for 'Other territories' because there were only 42 deaths recorded in 2012-2016.

• Population counts are based on estimated resident populations at 30 June for each year. Australian estimated resident population data are sourced from Australian demographic statistics (ABS cat. no. 3101.0).

This dataset presents the footprint of male cancer mortality statistics in Australia for all cancers combined and the 11 top cancer groupings (bladder, colorectal, head and neck, kidney, leukaemia, lung, lymphoma, melanoma of the skin, pancreas, prostate and stomach) and their respective ICD-10 codes. The data spans the years 2009-2013 and is aggregated to 2015 Department of Health Primary Health Network (PHN) areas, based on the 2011 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).

Mortality data refer to the number of deaths due to cancer in a given time period. Cancer deaths data are sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2013 National Mortality Database (NMD).

For further information about this dataset, please visit:

• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Cancer Incidence and Mortality Across Regions (CIMAR) books.

• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - 2013 National Mortality Database.

Please note:

• AURIN has spatially enabled the original data using the Department of Health - PHN Areas.

• Due to changes in geographic classifications over time, long-term trends are not available.

• Values assigned to "n.p." in the original data have been removed from the data.

• The Australian and jurisdictional totals include people who could not be assigned a PHN. The number of people who could not be assigned a PHN is less than 1% of the total.

• The Australian total also includes residents of Other Territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory).

• Cause of Death Unit Record File data are provided to the AIHW by the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages and the National Coronial Information System (managed by the Victorian Department of Justice) and include cause of death coded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The data are maintained by the AIHW in the NMD.

• Year refers to year of occurrence of death for years up to and including 2012, and year of registration of death for 2013. Deaths registered in 2011 and earlier are based on the final version of cause of death data; deaths registered in 2012 and 2013 are based on revised and preliminary versions, respectively and are subject to further revision by the ABS.

• Cause of death information are based on underlying cause of death and are classified according to the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD). Deaths registered in 1997 onwards are classified according to the 10th revision (ICD-10).

• Colorectal deaths presented are underestimates. For further information, refer to "Complexities in the measurement of bowel cancer in Australia" in Causes of Death, Australia (ABS cat. no. 3303.0).

This dataset presents the footprint of statistics related to deaths due to all causes (combined) by sex. The reported statistics include year of death, total deaths, crude rates, age-standardised rates, rate ratio, median age at death, premature deaths, potential years of life lost and potentially avoidable deaths. The data spans the years of 2012-2016 and is aggregated to Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) geographic areas from the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). Mortality Over Regions and Time (MORT) books are workbooks that contain recent deaths data for specific geographical areas, sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Mortality Database. They present various statistics related to deaths by all causes and leading causes of death by sex for each geographical area. For further information about this dataset, visit the data source:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - MORT Books. Please note:

AURIN has spatially enabled the original data.

Cause of Death Unit Record File data are provided to the AIHW by the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages and the National Coronial Information System (managed by the Victorian Department of Justice) and include cause of death coded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The data are maintained by the AIHW in the National Mortality Database.

Year refers to the year of registration of death. Deaths registered in 2013 and earlier are based on the final version of the cause of death data; deaths registered in 2014 are based on revised version; deaths registered in 2015 and 2016 are based on preliminary versions. Revised and preliminary versions are subject to further revision by the ABS.

Cause of death information are based on the underlying cause of death and are classified according to the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD). Deaths registered in 1997 onwards are classified according to the 10th revision (ICD-10).

Unknown/missing includes deaths where place of usual residence was overseas, no fixed abode, offshore and migratory, and undefined. Summary measures and cause of death data are not presented for any SA3 with less than 10 deaths in a single year.

Population counts are based on estimated resident populations at 30 June for each year. Australian estimated resident population data are sourced from Australian demographic statistics (ABS cat. no. 3101.0).

This dataset presents the footprint of statistics related to deaths due to all causes (combined) by sex. The reported statistics include year of death, total deaths, crude rates, age-standardised rates, rate ratio, median age at death, premature deaths, potential years of life lost and potentially avoidable deaths. The data spans the years of 2012-2016 and is aggregated to Local Government Area (LGA) geographic areas from the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).

Mortality Over Regions and Time (MORT) books are workbooks that contain recent deaths data for specific geographical areas, sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Mortality Database. They present various statistics related to deaths by all causes and leading causes of death by sex for each geographical area.

For further information about this dataset, visit the data source:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - MORT Books.

Please note:

• AURIN has spatially enabled the original data.

• Cause of Death Unit Record File data are provided to the AIHW by the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages and the National Coronial Information System (managed by the Victorian Department of Justice) and include cause of death coded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The data are maintained by the AIHW in the National Mortality Database.

• Year refers to the year of registration of death. Deaths registered in 2013 and earlier are based on the final version of the cause of death data; deaths registered in 2014 are based on revised version; deaths registered in 2015 and 2016 are based on preliminary versions. Revised and preliminary versions are subject to further revision by the ABS.

• Cause of death information are based on the underlying cause of death and are classified according to the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD). Deaths registered in 1997 onwards are classified according to the 10th revision (ICD-10).

• Unknown/missing includes deaths where place of usual residence was overseas, no fixed abode, offshore and migratory, and undefined. Summary measures and cause of death data are not presented for any LGA with less than 10 deaths in a single year.

• Population counts are based on estimated resident populations at 30 June for each year. Australian estimated resident population data are sourced from Australian demographic statistics (ABS cat. no. 3101.0).

Approximately 8,690 deaths were estimated to be caused by lung cancer in Australia in 2023, making it the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Colorectal cancer was estimated to cause over 5,300 deaths during the same year.

In 2023, it was estimated that the type of cancer which caused the most male deaths in Australia was lung cancer, causing an estimated 4,847 deaths. Prostate cancer and colorectal cancer were also estimated to cause thousands of males deaths in Australia that same year.

The Burden of Disease study uses methods developed originally for the Global Burden of Disease study refined and adapted to the Victorian context. It provides a comprehensive assessment of the amount of ill health in Victoria, Australia, measured in Ranking of Years of Life Lost and top 50 causes arising from most diseases and injuries.

Years of Life Lost are the mortality component of the DALY determined by the remaining Life Expectancy at the age of death. The Burden of Disease 'data' are modelled estimates, using methods developed originally for the Global Burden of Disease study but refined and adapted to the Victorian context.