PHIDU - Avoidable Mortality - Selected Causes (PHN) 2011-2015

This dataset, released July 2018, contains statistics relating to avoidable mortalities during the year 2011-2015 from the following causes: cancer, diabetes, circulatory systems diseases, respiratory system diseases and external causes. The data is by Primary Health Network (PHN) 2017 geographic boundaries based on the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).\n\nThere are 31 PHNs set up by the Australian Government. Each network is controlled by a board of medical professionals and advised by a clinical council and community advisory committee. The boundaries of the PHNs closely align with the Local Hospital Networks where possible.\n\nFor more information please see the [data source notes](http://www.phidu.torrens.edu.au/current/data/sha-aust/notes/phidu_data_sources_notes.pdf) on the data. \n\nSource: Data compiled by PHIDU from deaths data based on the 2011 to 2015 Cause of Death Unit Record Files supplied by the Australian Coordinating Registry and the Victorian Department of Justice, on behalf of the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages and the National Coronial Information System. The population at the small area level is the ABS Estimated Resident Population (ERP), 30 June 2011 to 30 June 2015, Statistical Areas Level 2; the population standard is the ABS ERP for Australia, 30 June 2011 to 30 June 2015.\n\n AURIN has spatially enabled the [original data](https://phidu.torrens.edu.au/social-health-atlases/data#social-health-atlas-of-australia-primary-health-networks). Data that was not shown/not applicable/not published/not available for the specific area ('#', '..', '^', 'np, 'n.a.', 'n.y.a.' in original PHIDU data) was removed.It has been replaced by by Blank cells. For other keys and abbreviations refer to [PHIDU Keys](https://cloudstor.aarnet.edu.au/plus/s/1ryaKpnBQB6cMCp).