The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Aust. | Australia |
cat. no. | Catalogue number |
CD | Collection District |
CDR | crude death rate |
ERP | estimated resident population |
HIV/AIDS | Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
ICD-10 | International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision |
ICD-9 | International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision |
IHD | ischaemic heart disease |
IMR | infant mortaility rate |
ISDR | indirect standardised death rate |
no. | number |
NSW | New South Wales |
NT | Northern Territory |
Qld | Queensland |
SA | South Australia |
SACC | Standard Australian Classification of Countries |
SAR | Special Administrative Region |
SD | statistical division |
SDR | standardised death rate |
SEIFA | Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas |
SLA | statistical local area |
SSD | statistical subdivision |
Tas. | Tasmania |
USA | United States of America |
Vic. | Victoria |
WA | Western Australia |