Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease mortality

This AIHW report describes deaths in the Australian population as a result of three chronic conditions, singly or in combination. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease: Australian facts: mortality reports that in 2011, these three diseases together were the underlying cause of almost 53,000 deaths - 36% of all deaths.  Overall 61% of all deaths had at least one of these diseases recorded as an underlying or associated cause of death. CVD was the underlying cause of 45,622 deaths, 31% of all deaths. CHD accounted for 47% of CVD deaths, followed by stroke (19%). CVD contributed to 56% of all deaths.

The CVD mortality rate has declined significantly since 1981, while the diabetes rate has remained unchanged, and CKD mortality has been stable since 2000. In 2011, the rates of all these diseases were higher in males, older people and people in lower socioeconomic groups.