Causes of Death, Australia, focuses on the causes of the 159,052 deaths registered in 2015.
This article provides analysis on Australia's leading causes of death for males and females.
DEMENTIA: AUSTRALIA'S FUTURE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH?
Dementia is the only one of Australia's top three leading causes of death which has an increasing mortality rate. Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in Australia since the early part of the 20th century, but for how much longer?
Diabetes
Diabetes is Australia's sixth leading cause of death, accounting for 2.9% of all deaths in 2015. However, diabetes was mentioned as a contributory factor in over 10% of deaths.
Cancer
Cancer accounted for just under 30% of all deaths in 2015.
The most vulnerable cancer in Australia is the bowel cancer.
SUICIDE DEATHS IN AUSTRALIA
Suicide is another key cause for death in Australia, ABS reveled.
