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. 2012 Jul 2;12:91. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-91

Table 1.

Deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by method of reporting and demographic characteristics, New South Wales Australia 2007

Demographic characteristics Reporting method
As reported
 Enhanced reporting
Algorithma
 At least 1 report
No. No. Increase%b No. Increase%b
Age (years)
 0
 38
 45
 18.4
 50
 31.6
 
 1- 4
 6
 7
 16.7
 8
 33.3
 
 5 - 9
 1
 1
 0.0
 1
 0.0
 
 10 - 14
 2
 4
 100.0
 5
 150.0
 
 15 - 19
 3
 4
 33.3
 4
 33.3
 
 20 - 24
 6
 9
 50.0
 9
 50.0
 
 25 - 29
 7
 11
 57.1
 11
 57.1
 
 30 - 34
 16
 21
 31.3
 22
 37.5
 
 35 - 39
 20
 25
 25.0
 30
 50.0
 
 40 - 44
 36
 46
 27.8
 49
 36.1
 
 45 - 49
 50
 62
 24.0
 66
 32.0
 
 50 - 54
 47
 60
 27.7
 64
 36.2
 
 55 - 59
 45
 57
 26.7
 64
 42.2
 
 60 - 64
 65
 80
 23.1
 89
 36.9
 
 65 - 69
 59
 78
 32.2
 90
 52.5
 
 70 - 74
 55
 73
 32.7
 83
 50.9
 
 75 - 79
 38
 58
 52.6
 77
 102.6
 
 80 - 84
 29
 47
 62.1
 65
 124.1
 
 85 +
 57
 92
 61.4
 121
 112.3
Sex
 Male
 311
 420
 35.0
 486
 56.3
 
 Female
 269
 360
 33.8
 422
 56.9
Geographic remoteness (ARIA+)c
 Major Cities
 171
 247
 44.4
 293
 71.3
 
 Inner Regional
 190
 255
 34.2
 304
 60.0
 
 Outer Regional
 137
 178
 29.9
 203
 48.2
 
 Remote
 47
 55
 17.0
 60
 27.7
 
 Very Remote
 23
 26
 13.0
 28
 21.7
Cause of death
 Cancerd
 128
 188
 46.9
 227
 77.3
 
 Cardiovascular diseasese
 181
 234
 29.3
 273
 50.8
 
 External causesf
 56
 73
 30.4
 85
 51.8
Totalg   580 780 34.5 908 56.6

Data source: Australian Bureau of Statistics death data linked with records of the NSW Admitted Patient Data, NSW Emergency Department Data Collection, NSW Perinatal Data Collection and Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages birth registration data.

aFor 3 or more linked units of information 2 are required to report an individual as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, otherwise 1 is sufficient.

bDifference between the number of enhanced deaths and the “As-reported” deaths as a percentage of the “As-reported” number of deaths.

cAccessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia—ARIA Plus 12.

dCancer cause of death codes ICD-10: C00-C97.

eCardiovascular diseases cause of death codes ICD-10: I00-I99.

fExternal causes of death codes ICD-10: V01-Y98.

gTotal includes records with missing information on demographic characteristics.