Table 2.
Study population aged 30-69 years, deaths and proportional mortality in 2016, for cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD), respiratory diseases and diabetes (NCD4)
| Population | % of total Australian population (all ages) | Number of deaths | Proportional mortality (%) by underlying cause of death | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | CVD | Chronic respiratory diseases | Diabetes | NCD4 combined | Other causes | ||||
| Persons | 12,155,608 | 50.25 | 36,327 | 42.94 | 18.42 | 4.89 | 2.79 | 69.05 | 30.96 |
| Males | 6,000,459 | 24.81 | 22,501 | 38.64 | 21.25 | 4.39 | 2.92 | 67.20 | 32.80 |
| Females | 6,155,149 | 25.44 | 13,826 | 49.94 | 13.80 | 5.71 | 2.60 | 72.05 | 27.96 |
Notes: The proportional mortality was calculated at the national level as the percentage of total deaths within the study population