MOST COMMON CAUSES OF DEATH IN AUSTRALIA

MULTIPLE UNDERLYING DIRECT CONTRIBUTORY

Table with 4 columns and 20 rows.

1	Coronary heart disease	38,273	38,273	20.0%
2	Dementia	34,974	34,974	18.3%
3	Hypertension	23,800	23,800	12.5%
4	Cerebrovascular diseases	21,951	21,951	11.5%
5	Diabetes	21,831	21,831	11.4%
6	Chronic kidney disease	21,179	21,179	11.1%
7	Lower respiratory infections	19,402	19,402	10.2%
8	COPD	19,122	19,122	10.0%
9	Atrial fibrillation	18,063	18,063	9.5%
10	Heart failure (specified)	13,968	13,968	7.3%
11	Sepsis	13,948	13,948	7.3%
12	COVID-19	12,896	12,896	6.8%
13	Cardiac/respiratory arrest	12,517	12,517	6.6%
14	Heart failure (unspecified)	12,332	12,332	6.5%
15	Other cardiovascular diseases	11,308	11,308	5.9%
16	Lung cancer	10,266	10,266	5.4%
17	Pneumonitis	10,047	10,047	5.3%
18	Frailty	8,032	8,032	4.2%
19	Cancer of secondary site	7,846	7,846	4.1%
20	Respiratory failure	7,718	7,718	4.0%