ABBREVIATIONS
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACS | automated coding system |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| ASDR | age-specific death rate |
| ASGC | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
| Aust. | Australia |
| cat. no. | Catalogue number |
| DRF | death registration form |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
| ICD-10 | International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision |
| IMR | infant mortality rate |
| ISDR | indirect standardised death rate |
| MCCD | medical certificate of cause of death |
| MMDS | Medical Mortality Data System |
| no. | number |
| NCIS | National Coroners Information System |
| NPSU | National Perinatal Statistics Unit |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| Qld | Queensland |
| SA | South Australia |
| SACC | Standard Australian Classification of Countries |
| SDR | standardised death rate |
| SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| SLA | statistical local area |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| UN | United Nations |
| URC | Updating and Revision Committee |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
This page last updated 16 May 2011