Comment: Although Australian female middle-age mortality generally decreased throughout the period 1930-2004, between 1962 and 1970 the
decline stalled, and mortality in fact increased slightly in most years, and in total over those 8 years by 4%. Mortality resumed a downward course in 1971.
In 2004, only five 'countries'
had lower middle-age mortality rates than Australia (among 40 countries with data): Japan (274 per 100 000), Hong Kong (281), Spain (296), Greece (314) and Italy (328).
Method: Mortality rates calculated using data from the World Health Organization and the
United Nations Population Division,
then standardised for age (by taking unweighted averages of component rates) and smoothed (as weighted 3-year moving averages). For details, see
the Info page.
Caution: Trends can reflect not only changes in disease occurrence or treatment, but also changes in how a cause of death is
defined or coded.
Comment: Although Australian female middle-age mortality generally decreased throughout the period 1930-2004, between 1962 and 1970 the decline stalled, and mortality in fact increased slightly in most years, and in total over those 8 years by 4%. Mortality resumed a downward course in 1971. In 2004, only five 'countries' had lower middle-age mortality rates than Australia (among 40 countries with data): Japan (274 per 100 000), Hong Kong (281), Spain (296), Greece (314) and Italy (328).
Method: Mortality rates calculated using data from the World Health Organization and the United Nations Population Division, then standardised for age (by taking unweighted averages of component rates) and smoothed (as weighted 3-year moving averages). For details, see the Info page.
Caution: Trends can reflect not only changes in disease occurrence or treatment, but also changes in how a cause of death is defined or coded.