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Standardised mortality ratios (SMR) for selected causes of death for different settlement types. There are variations in mortality rates among settlements of different types, with strikingly large differences in the rates for remote settlements compared to other settlement types (Newman et al. 1996). These differences are more pronounced for certain causes of mortality than for others, and these are selected for particular attention. While it is not possible to attribute to environmental differences all of the variations in mortality rates between settlements, it is highly likely that at least some of the variation is due to differences in environmental factors such as the quality of the water supply and sanitation services.
Standardised death rates, Tasmania* Cause of death and ICD code 1988 1989 1997 1998 All causes 795.4 808.4 679.6 629.6 Malignant neoplasms (140-208) 198.2 190.1 181.5 171.9 Trachea, bronchus and lung (162) 44.2 41.5 37.1 36.1 Diabetes mellitus (250) 12.3 11.1 13.8 9.8 Senile and presenile organic psychotic
13.9 13.7 4.7 4.6 Diseases of the nervous system and
14.1 12.0 16.9 16.4 Hereditary and degenerative diseases of
9.7 8.3 12.4 11.3 Diseases of the circulatory system (390-459) 369.4 383.8 277.9 240.4 Ischaemic heart disease 206.2 214.7 142.0 130.1 Acute myocardial infarction (410) 142.9 149.3 82.6 73.2 Cerebrovascular disease (430-438) 75.4 81.7 62.4 61.3 Diseases of the arteries, arterioles and
28.2 27.5 20.4 15.7 Diseases of the respiratory system (460-519) 57.3 69.4 75.1 64.3 Pneumonia and influenza (480-487) 9.7 21.5 27.9 22.3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
43.9 45.5 40.3 36.5 Diseases of the digestive system (520-579) 29.3 27.8 18.7 18.1 Accidents (E800-E949) 35.3 38.8 24.7 26.5 Motor vehicle traffic accidents (E810-E819) 18.8 17.3 6.6 7.1 Suicide (E950-E959) 15.9 13.2 10.8 12.1 *Standardised death rate per 100,000 of the mid-year 1991 population. Environment Australia (HS 8.8) |
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