Deaths in Australia in 2013

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has updated its web pages to include the analysis of all 147,678 deaths registered in Australia in 2013.  Despite the slight decline in cancer mortality rates, the number of deaths due to all neoplasms was greater than the number of deaths due to circulatory diseases for the first time in 2013 (44,674 deaths and 43,603 deaths respectively).  A third of deaths were in people under 75 years of age, and the difference in death rate between males and females has lessened over time.  51% of deaths occurred among people admitted to hospital.

Find out more details about death statistics, trends, life expectancy, causes of death and more on the AIHW Deaths web pages.