4125.0 - Gender Indicators, Australia, Jan 2012  
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DEATHS FROM DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM


KEY SERIES

STANDARDISED DEATH RATE FROM ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE (a)(b)
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 (c)
2008 (d)
2009 (e)

rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)

Males
149.0
175.7
169.7
160.8
151.0
139.5
132.6
130.0
127.4
119.1
Females
82.8
102.5
97.8
92.5
86.1
81.9
76.6
71.6
73.0
66.2

(a) Deaths due to ischaemic heart disease are defined as ICD-10 codes I20-I25.
(b) Age standardised death rates enable the comparison of death rates between populations with different age structures by relating them to a standard population. The current ABS standard population is all persons in the Australian population at 30 June 2001. Standardised death rates (SDRs) are expressed per 100,000 persons.
(c) Causes of death data for 2007 have undergone two years of revisions. For further information see Technical Note in ABS Causes of Death, Australia (cat. no. 3303.0).
(d) Causes of death data for 2008 have been revised and are subject to further revisions. For further information see Technical Note in ABS Causes of Death, Australia (cat. no. 3303.0).
(e) Causes of death data for 2009 are preliminary and subject to a revisions process. For further information see Technical Note in ABS Causes of Death, Australia (cat. no. 3303.0).

Source: ABS Causes of Death, Australia (cat. no. 3303.0).



RELATED SERIES

STANDARDISED DEATH RATE FROM CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (a)(b)

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 (c)
2008 (d)
2009 (e)

rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)
rate (%)

Males
53.2
64.9
63.8
59.9
57.8
54.5
50.1
49.6
49.8
45.7
Females
47.6
59.9
59.8
57.0
53.9
50.1
49.6
46.8
47.1
42.4

(a) Deaths due to cerebrovascular disease are defined as ICD-10 codes I60-I69.
(b) Age standardised death rates enable the comparison of death rates between populations with different age structures by relating them to a standard population. The current ABS standard population is all persons in the Australian population at 30 June 2001. Standardised death rates (SDRs) are expressed per 100,000 persons.
(c) Causes of death data for 2007 have undergone two years of revisions. For further information see Technical Note in ABS Causes of Death, Australia (cat. no. 3303.0).
(d) Causes of death data for 2008 have been revised and are subject to further revisions. For further information see Technical Note in ABS Causes of Death, Australia (cat. no. 3303.0).
(e) Causes of death data for 2009 are preliminary and subject to a revisions process. For further information see Technical Note in ABS Causes of Death, Australia (cat. no. 3303.0).

Source: ABS Causes of Death, Australia (cat. no. 3303.0).





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