Table 1.

Mean (95% CI) natural death rate per 100 000 population by 5-year intervals and age group

Time interval	<15 years	15–44 years	45+ years	All ages
1986–1990	547.4 (406 to 689)	426.3 (240 to 613)	8065.4 (6778 to 9353)	1480.7 (1240 to 1721)
2006–2010	60.5 (0 to 202)	326.3 (140 to 513)	2815.2 (1528 to 4103)	716.8 (476 to 957)

Note: The mean of aggregate natural deaths over years 2001–2010 is used for deaths of those <15 years of age.

Sources, 1986–2011 census data, Australian Bureau of Statistics (Catalogues: 1987, #2460.0; 2012, #2002.0).¹⁷