Causes of Death Australia 2014

There were 153,580 deaths registered in Australia in 2014, 5,902 more than the number registered in 2013 (147,678). There were more male deaths (78,341) registered in 2014 than female deaths (75,239).
 The leading causes of death were Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25), Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (F01, F03, G30), Cerebrovascular diseases (including strokes) (I60-I69), Cancer of the trachea, bronchus and lung (C33, C34), and Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47). These accounted for over one-third of all deaths.
Published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the report is free to download.  


3303.0 - Causes of Death, Australia, 2014