Deaths among people with diabetes in Australia, 2009–2014
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Topic: Diabetes
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Deaths among people with diabetes in Australia, 2009–2014, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 05 November 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Deaths among people with diabetes in Australia, 2009–2014. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Deaths among people with diabetes in Australia, 2009–2014. AIHW, 2017.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Deaths among people with diabetes in Australia, 2009–2014. Canberra: AIHW; 2017.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017, Deaths among people with diabetes in Australia, 2009–2014, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report uses linked data to provide a more complete understanding of deaths among people with diagnosed diabetes. It highlights that death rates for people with diabetes are almost double those of other Australians and that people with diabetes are more likely to die prematurely. Between 2009 and 2014, death rates fell by 20% for people with type 1 diabetes but rose by 10% for those with type 2 diabetes.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-224-5
- Cat. no: CVD 79
- Pages: 84
Findings from this report:
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Age-adjusted death rates for people with diabetes are almost double those of other Australians
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Most people (97%) with type 1 diabetes who died in 2012–2014 were aged under 75
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Death rates fell by 20% for those with type 1 diabetes but rose by 10% for those with type 2 diabetes from 2009 to 2014
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Diabetes and coronary heart disease were the most common underlying causes of death among people with diabetes