[abs.gov.au]
Causes of Death, Australia
Statistics on the number of deaths, by sex, selected age groups, and cause of death classified to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
Key statistics
COVID-19 was the 38th leading cause of death (898 deaths).
In 2020 there was a decrease in mortality in Australia.
The five leading causes decreased, with a significant reduction in respiratory diseases.
Rates from <strong>suicide</strong>, drug overdoses and car crashes decreased.
Alcohol-induced death rates increased by 8.3%.
2020: COVID-19 mortality
COVID-19 is a respiratory infection caused by a new coronavirus. On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Information relating to COVID-19 mortality for both 2020 and 2021 is also published in the Provisional Mortality Statistics publication.
For the 898 people who died from COVID-19 in 2020:
COVID-19 was the 38th leading cause of death.
Their median age at death was 86 years.
Just over half were female (460 female deaths, 438 male deaths).
People who died from the virus under the age of 70 were more likely to be male.
Dementia was the most common pre-existing condition (275 deaths).
Chronic cardiac conditions, hypertension and diabetes were also commonly reported comorbidities.
The majority of deaths occurred in people with a usual residence of Victoria (800 deaths).
38th???
Stunning….
Indeed .. what is more stunning: Suicide ranks 10th and the median age is 42
I was really surprised that the authors worked it our so precisely ... since only the top 20 causes are listed