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From 2001 to 2005, there was a decrease of 0.2% in the number of deaths in Tasmania.

Between 2001 and 2005, the Northern Region recorded an increase in deaths of 4.1%. The Mersey-Lyell Region recorded a 7.4% decrease in deaths, and the Greater Hobart-Southern Region recorded a 0.4% decrease in deaths.

Note: Figures are revised at the state level and preliminary at the regional level.

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Statistical division/local government area
Greater Hobart-Southern
Brighton	67	62	68	76	68
Central Highlands	20	18	15	21	10
Clarence	368	417	413	370	407
Derwent Valley	63	72	76	86	71
Glamorgan/Spring Bay	42	42	39	41	31
Glenorchy	460	446	457	448	425
Hobart	428	429	408	419	396
Huon Valley	84	98	105	89	84
Kingborough	171	202	194	217	189
Sorell	73	68	66	66	74
Southern Midlands	29	59	42	35	42
Tasman	22	17	17	26	23
Total	1,827	1,930	1,900	1,894	1,820
Northern
Break O'Day	50	67	61	57	62
Dorset	45	73	55	72	73
Flinders	3	4	12	10	11
George Town	63	56	57	57	68
Launceston	626	572	594	573	613
Meander Valley	116	127	122	130	110
Northern Midlands	86	95	91	89	106
West Tamar	159	149	162	151	152
Total	1,148	1,143	1,154	1,139	1,195
Mersey-Lyell
Burnie	178	146	144	140	135
Central Coast	191	192	197	181	193
Circular Head	58	52	48	54	38
Devonport	215	251	218	205	190
Kentish	37	29	41	37	29
King Island	13	15	16	16	12
Latrobe	53	66	80	59	54
Waratah/Wynyard	108	104	113	106	128
West Coast	31	36	36	40	40
Total	884	891	893	838	819
Tasmania(b)	3,876	3,979	3,965	3,892	3,867