LGA15 Avoidable Mortality-By Selected Cause - 2010-2014

The number of potentially avoidable deaths and their cause at age 0 to 74 years with corresponding mortality rates/ratios with respective confidence intervals, 2010 - 2014. The specified causes of death are: cancers, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, circulatory system diseases, ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, respiratory system diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, deaths from select external causes of mortality, suicide and self-inflicted injuries, other external causes of mortality, transport accidents. (all entries that were classified as not shown, not published or not applicable were assigned a null value; no data was provided for Maralinga Tjarutja LGA, in South Australia). The data is by LGA 2015 profile (based on the LGA 2011 geographic boundaries). For more information on statistics used please refer to the PHIDU website, available from: [http://phidu.torrens.edu.au/](http://phidu.torrens.edu.au/help-and-information/about-our-data/statistical-information). For information on the avoidable mortality concept please refer to the Australian and New Zealand Atlas of Avoidable Mortality, available from: [ http://phidu.torrens.edu.au/](http://phidu.torrens.edu.au/pdf/2005-2009/avoidable-mortality-aust-nz-2006/avoidable_mortality_full.pdf). \nSource: Data compiled by PHIDU from deaths data based on the 2010 to 2014 Cause of Death Unit Record Files supplied by the Australian Coordinating Registry and the Victorian Department of Justice, and ABS Estimated Resident Population (ERP), 30 June 2010 to 30 June 2014.