Leading causes of death, Australia
Circulatory
Respiratory
Cancer
Other
2016
2006
2011
1
1
1
Ischaemic heart diseases
2
2
2
Dementia, incl. Alzheimers
3
3
3
Cerebrovascular diseases
4
4
4
Cancer trachea, bronchus and lung
5
5
5
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
6
6
6
Cancer colon, rectum & anus
Diabetes
7
7
7
Cancer of the lymphoid & related
8
8
8
Heart failure & other heart disease
9
9
9
Diseases of the urinary system
10
10
10
Influenza & pneumonia
11
11
11
12
12
12
Prostate cancer
13
13
13
Breast cancer
14
14
14
Pancreatic cancer
15
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
15
15
Accidental falls
16
16
16
Cardiac arrhythmias
17
17
17
Hypertensive diseases
18
18
Melanoma & other cancers of skin
19
19
20
Cancers of liver & bile duct
20
21
Source: ABS. Causes listed are the top 20
leading causes of death for 2016,
categorised according to WHO criteria
23
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Leading causes of death, Australia
Circulatory
Respiratory
Cancer
Other
2011
2006
2016
1
Ischaemic heart diseases (eg heart attacks)
1
1
2
Dementia, including Alzheimer disease
2
2
3
3
3
Cerebrovascular diseases (eg strokes)
4
4
Cancer of the trachea, bronchus and lung
4
5
5
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5
6
Cancer of the colon, sigmoid, rectum & anus
6
6
Diabetes
7
7
7
Cancer of the lymphoid & related
8
8
8
Heart failure & other heart disease
9
9
9
Diseases of the urinary system
10
10
10
Influenza & pneumonia
11
11
11
12
12
Prostate cancer
12
Breast cancer
13
13
13
14
14
14
Pancreatic cancer
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
15
15
15
Accidental falls
16
16
16
Cardiac arrhythmias
17
17
17
Hypertensive diseases
18
18
Melanoma & other cancers of skin
19
19
Cancers of liver & intrahepatic bile ducts
20
20
21
Source: ABS. Causes listed are the top 20 leading
causes of death for 2016, categorised according
to WHO criteria
23
26
Leading causes of death, Australia
Circulatory
Respiratory
Cancer
Other
2006
2011
2016
Ischaemic heart diseases (eg heart attacks)
1
1
1
Dementia, including Alzheimer disease
2
2
2
3
3
Cerebrovascular diseases (eg strokes)
3
4
Cancer of the trachea, bronchus and lung
4
4
5
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5
5
Cancer of the colon, sigmoid, rectum & anus
6
6
6
Diabetes
7
7
7
Cancer of the lymphoid, haematopoietic & related
8
8
8
Heart failure & other heart disease
9
9
9
Diseases of the urinary system
10
10
10
Influenza & pneumonia
11
11
11
12
Prostate cancer
12
12
13
Breast cancer
13
13
14
14
Pancreatic cancer
14
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
15
15
15
Accidental falls
16
16
16
Cardiac arrhythmias
17
17
17
Hypertensive diseases
18
18
Melanoma & other cancers of skin
19
19
Cancers of liver & intrahepatic bile ducts
20
20
21
Source: ABS. Causes listed are the top 20 leading causes
of death for 2016, categorised according to WHO criteria
23
26
Leading causes of death, Australia
Circulatory
Respiratory
Cancer
Other
2011
2006
2016
Rank
Ischaemic heart diseases (eg heart attacks)
1
1
1
Dementia, including Alzheimer disease
2
2
2
3
3
3
Cerebrovascular diseases (eg strokes)
4
4
4
Cancer of the trachea, bronchus and lung
5
5
5
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Cancer of the colon, sigmoid, rectum & anus
6
6
6
Diabetes
7
7
7
Cancer of the lymphoid, haematopoietic & related
8
8
8
Heart failure & other heart disease
9
9
9
Diseases of the urinary system
10
10
10
Influenza & pneumonia
11
11
11
12
Prostate cancer
12
12
13
Breast cancer
13
13
14
14
14
Pancreatic cancer
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
15
15
15
Accidental falls
16
16
16
Cardiac arrhythmias
17
17
17
Hypertensive diseases
18
18
Melanoma & other cancers of skin
19
19
Cancers of liver & intrahepatic bile ducts
20
20
21
Source: ABS. Causes listed are the top 20 leading causes of
death for 2016, categorised according to WHO criteria
23
26
Leading causes of death, Australia
Circulatory
Respiratory
Cancer
Other
2016
2006
2011
1
1
1
Ischaemic heart diseases
2
2
2
Dementia, incl. Alzheimers
3
3
3
Cerebrovascular diseases
4
4
4
Cancer trachea, bronchus and lung
5
5
5
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
6
6
6
Cancer colon, rectum & anus
Diabetes
7
7
7
Cancer of the lymphoid & related
8
8
8
Heart failure & other heart disease
9
9
9
Diseases of the urinary system
10
10
10
Influenza & pneumonia
11
11
11
12
12
12
Prostate cancer
13
13
13
Breast cancer
14
14
14
Pancreatic cancer
15
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
15
15
Accidental falls
16
16
16
Cardiac arrhythmias
17
17
17
Hypertensive diseases
18
18
Melanoma & other cancers of skin
19
19
20
Cancers of liver & bile duct
20
21
Source: ABS. Causes listed are the top 20
leading causes of death for 2016,
categorised according to WHO criteria
23
26