The Greens have called for an investigation after a young asylum seeker died in detention in Western Australia.
The Department of Immigration says the male detainee died at the Yongah Hill detention centre on Friday.
There was no indication of suspicious circumstances, nor that the man had taken his own life, the department told AAP.
But Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says it's time for a broad review of health and welfare services in immigration detention centres across the country.
"The circumstances surrounding this man's death and the medical care he received before passing warrants a full investigation," Senator Hanson-Young said in a statement on Saturday.
"We are hearing more and more cases of asylum seekers who are not receiving access to even the most basic level of health care.
"It is time for a thorough review of the health and welfare services across the detention network."
Advocacy group Refugee Action Coalition said the Afghan man had been held for three years and may have died of a heart attack.
He had been sick a number of days and had asked for medical assistance, but was only given paracetamol, spokesman Ian Rintoul said.
By Saturday night the death had prompted angry detainees to begin protesting in the centre's yard, according to Mr Rintoul.
"The lack of medical staff available in Yongah Hill amounts to medical neglect," he said.
"We can't wait for the inquest to find out why he was not given medical treatment."
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