Table 1.

Selected Causes of Death Reported in Part 1^a or Part 2^b of the International Death Certificate (Percentage of Deaths That Have Dementia Reported As One of Multiple Causes of Death) Among Persons Aged ≥50 Years, by Sex, Australia (2006–2016) and United States (2006–2017)

	Country, Sex, and Year
	Australia				United States
	Male		Female		Male		Female
Cause of Death c and Part of Death Certificate	2006	2016	2006	2016	2006	2017	2006	2017
Ischemic heart disease
1	16.9	11.9	17.1	10.7	13.9	9.6	12.8	7.6
2	9.2	10.7	6.3	6.3	7.4	7.4	4.9	4.3
Stroke
1	15.6	11.4	18.1	12.9	7.5	6.8	7.6	7.0
2	6.6	5.9	4.8	4.4	4.7	3.8	3.9	3.2
All cancers
1	8.4	7.9	5.4	5.2	5.2	4.2	3.3	2.7
2	6.4	6.5	3.3	3.3	4.0	3.2	2.0	1.6
Pneumonia
1	26.0	16.9	21.6	13.9	12.4	6.1	8.9	4.2
2	0.9	0.3	0.5	0.3	1.2	0.9	0.9	0.6
Chronic respiratory disease
1	4.7	3.7	2.1	2.1	4.6	3.5	2.9	2.8
2	3.8	4.4	1.9	2.4	4.7	4.4	2.7	2.9
Other respiratory diseases
1	16.1	19.0	10.4	12.8	14.4	12.3	9.7	8.7
2	2.3	2.0	1.6	1.9	1.4	1.5	1.0	1.1
Ill-defined causes
1	12.4	14.7	14.7	16.6	17.4	17.5	19.3	19.1
2	2.9	3.8	3.0	3.9	4.9	6.5	4.9	6.4

^a All conditions and diseases that directly lead to death.

^b All other significant conditions contributing to death.

^c Results for all causes are shown in Web Table 1.