ABBREVIATIONS
The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
| 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 |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| ICD-10 | International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision |
| IMR | infant mortality rate |
| ISDR | indirect standardised death rate |
| no. | number |
| NCHS | National Centre for Health Statistics |
| NCIS | National Coroners Information System |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| Qld | Queensland |
| SA | South Australia |
| SDR | standardised death rate |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| YPLL | years of potential life lost |