3302.0 - Deaths, Australia, 2017 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 26/09/2018   
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IN THIS ISSUE


ABOUT THIS ISSUE

This release brings together statistics on deaths and mortality in Australia. Data refers to deaths registered during the calendar year shown, unless otherwise stated. State or territory relates to state or territory of usual residence, unless otherwise stated.

RANDOMISED DATA

To protect confidentiality, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has adopted a technique to randomly adjust cells with small values. Cells with a value of zero have not been affected by this randomisation. As a result, sums of components may not add exactly to totals. The technique has been applied to all data issued in this release with the exception of median age calculations and any sub-state data. These very minor adjustments allow for a greater amount of data to be released, and as they are small, do not affect the utility of the data.

CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

Revisions to data: This issue contains revisions to age-specific death rates (ASDRs) and standardised death rates (SDRs) due to revisions to the previously published Estimated Resident Population (ERP) for 2012-2016, due to final rebasing of Australia's population estimates using the 2016 Census. Revisions are reflected in the following data cubes and ABS.Stat tables :

    • Deaths, Summary, Statistical Area Level 4, 2011 to 2017
    • Deaths, Summary, Statistical Area Level 2, 2011 to 2017
    • Deaths, Summary, Local Government Areas, 2011 to 2017
    • Deaths, Summary, Remoteness Areas, 2011 to 2017
    • ABS.Stat 1: Deaths, Year of registration, Summary data, Sex, States, Territories and Australia
    • ABS.Stat 2: Deaths, Year of registration, Age at death, Age-specific death rates, Sex, States, Territories and Australia
    • ABS.Stat 3: Deaths, Year of registration, Age at death, Sex, Australia
    • ABS.Stat 6: Deaths, Year of registration, Indigenous status, Summary data, Sex, States, Territories and Australia
    • ABS.Stat 8: Deaths, Year of registration, Indigenous status, Age at death, Sex, Five State/Territory

Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016: All data contained within this publication, is presented according to the 2016 edition of the ASGS, which refers to boundaries as defined at 1 July 2016.

Births 2017: Some limited births data for 2017 is included in this release. This is to enable the calculation and release of infant mortality rates for 2017. Detailed births and fertility data for 2017 will be released on 11 December 2018 in Births, Australia, 2017 (cat. no. 3301.0).

2017 POPULATIONS USED IN THIS RELEASE

ERPs for 30 June 2017 (preliminary) used in this release are based on the results of the 2016 Census and are as follows:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ERP will be based on the 2011 Census for 2012-2017 reference years, for the following ABS.Stat tables:
    • ABS.Stat 6: Deaths, Year of registration, Indigenous status, Summary data, Sex, States, Territories and Australia
    • ABS.Stat 8: Deaths, Year of registration, Indigenous status, Age at death, Sex, States, Territories and Australia

ERP by Country of Birth for Australia (preliminary status) for 30 June 2017 has been used and is based on the results of the 2016 Census as follows:
    • ERP by Country of Birth for Australia (preliminary status), released in Migration, Australia, 2016-17 (cat. no. 3412.0) issued on 24 October 2018, for data cube 1: Deaths, Country of Birth, Australia - 2017.

ROUNDING

Calculations as shown in the commentary sections of this release are based on unrounded figures. Calculations undertaken by data users using rounded figures may differ from those released. Where figures have been rounded in tables, discrepancies may occur between sums of component items and totals.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The efforts of Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages to improve the data quality, coverage and timeliness of death registration information, processes and systems are noted and valued by the ABS.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Where necessary, tables in this release have had small values suppressed or randomised to protect confidentiality. As a result, sums of components may not add exactly to totals. These very minor adjustments allow for a greater amount of data to be released, and as they are small, do not affect the utility of the data.

INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.