3303.0 - Causes of Death, Australia, 2009 Quality Declaration 
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COMPARISON OF YEAR OF OCCURRENCE AND YEAR OF REGISTRATION DATA FOR 2008

The following table shows the number of deaths occurring in 2008 which were registered in 2008 and 2009. 11.6% of deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people occurring in 2008 (and registered in either 2008 or 2009) were registered late, in 2009. This compares with 5.0% for the total population.

A late registration is defined as a death which is registered after the end of the year in which the death occurred. For example, a death which occurred in 2008 but was registered in 2009 or later is classified as a late registration.

8.1 SELECTED CAUSES: 2008 Year of Occurrence(a)(b)(c)(d)
Registered in 2008
Registered in 2009
Total as at 2009
Late Registrations
Cause of death and ICD-10 code
no.
no.
no.
%
INDIGENOUS(e)
All Causes(f)
2 137
280
2 417
11.6
TOTAL(g)
All Causes(f)
135 235
7 100
142 335
5.0
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
1 845
117
1 962
6.0
Neoplasms (C00-D48)
39 897
1 907
41 804
4.6
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
475
22
497
4.4
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
5 539
302
5 841
5.2
Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
6 071
320
6 391
5.0
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
5 668
305
5 973
5.1
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
45 649
2 179
47 828
4.6
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
10 664
549
11 213
4.9
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
4 647
262
4 909
5.3
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
382
23
405
5.7
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
1 113
59
1 172
5.0
Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
3 170
171
3 341
5.1
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
537
74
611
12.1
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
554
38
592
6.4
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
1 053
70
1 123
6.2
External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
7 955
699
8 654
8.1
(a) Causes of death data for 2009 are preliminary and subject to a revisions process. See Technical Note: Causes of Death Revisions and Explanatory Notes 28-32.
(b) See Explanatory Notes 73-84 for further information on specific issues relating to 2009 data.
(c) Causes of death data for 2008 have been revised and are subject to further revisions. See Technical Note: Causes of Death Revisions and Explanatory Notes 28-32.
(d) Causes of death data for 2007 have undergone two years of revisions. See Technical Note: Causes of Death Revisions and Explanatory Notes 28-32.
(e) Includes deaths of persons identified as Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
(f) Includes deaths due to Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), Diseases of the ear and mastoid processes (H60-H95) and Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99).
(g) Includes total deaths for Australia.





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