Coronary heart disease was involved in 1 in 5 deaths in Australia in 2022, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The report highlights the most common causes of death in Australia, showing that 4 out of 5 deaths involved more than one cause. Risk factors such as hypertension and diabetes were also common contributors to death. Different age groups had different common causes of death, with younger people more likely to die from external causes like accidents and older people more likely to die from chronic diseases. The report emphasizes the importance of understanding the complex interplay of diseases and risk factors in order to improve public health interventions.
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Novel insights into the underlying, contributing, and direct causes of death in Australia
