The Northern Region of Tasmania recorded the highest crude death rate in 2004, at 833 per 100,000 persons, followed by the Greater Hobart-Southern Region at 797 per 100,000 persons, and the Mersey-Lyell Region with 777 per 100,000 persons.
CAUSES OF DEATH, Tasmanian regions - Crude death rates in 2004(a)(b) |
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 |  | Greater Hobart-Southern | Northern | Mersey-Lyell | Tasmania(e) |
Cause of death(c) |
rate(b)
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rate(b)
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rate(b)
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rate(b)
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| Malignant neoplasms | 250 | 226 | 244 | 243 |
| Diseases of the circulatory system |  |  |  |  |
 | Ischaemic heart disease | 133 | 158 | 123 | 138 |
 | Cerebrovascular disease | 55 | 61 | 44 | 55 |
 | Total(d) | 263 | 291 | 247 | 268 |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | 61 | 67 | 71 | 66 |
| Diseases of the digestive system | 23 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| All other diseases | 148 | 165 | 140 | 152 |
| External causes | 52 | 66 | 56 | 57 |
| All causes | 797 | 833 | 777 | 807 |
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(a) Data relates to usual residence deaths registered in year of registration.
(b) Per 100,000 persons per year (using mid-year estimated resident population).
(c) Classified according to the tenth revision of the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
(d) Includes other diseases of the circulatory system.
(e) Includes Tasmania undefined.
Source: Causes of Death, Australia (Cat. No. 3303.0).
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