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The Bureau of Statistics has revealed deaths from respiratory diseases in Australia was the second lowest on record last year, at just 39.1 per 100,000 people. And there were just 2 deaths from influenza.


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By John Baldock

Source: SBS News



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The Bureau of Statistics has revealed deaths from respiratory diseases in Australia was the second lowest on record last year, at just 39.1 per 100,000 people. And there were just 2 deaths from influenza.



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