Deaths from COVID-19: largely an eastern states and older person phenomenon
Details of COVID-19 deaths by age and sex, March 2020 to May 2022
Figure 1: Percentage of deaths by age for males and for females
Age (years) | Males | Females | Rate ratio of M/F |
0-59 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 1.21 |
60-69 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 1.41 |
70-79 | 24.0 | 16.8 | 1.43 |
80-89 | 37.8 | 36.8 | 1.03 |
90+ | 21.6 | 33.9 | 0.64 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | .. |
Note: Data are provisional and will increase as additional registrations are received
Additional data re pre-existing chronic conditions
Number of deaths | Pandemic | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | 2022 to May |
Total persons with pre-existing conditions | 4,588 | 79 | 585 | 858 | 3,059 |
Chronic cardiac conditions | 1,727 | 19 | 202 | 342 | 1,160 |
Dementia | 1,435 | 14 | 261 | 177 | 981 |
Diabetes | 844 | 16 | 97 | 203 | 524 |
Chronic respiratory conditions | 797 | 15 | 82 | 162 | 538 |
Hypertension | 589 | 21 | 78 | 131 | 359 |
Cancer | 768 | 17 | 63 | 120 | 566 |
Chronic kidney diseases | 625 | np | 58 | 125 | 437 |
Musculoskeletal disorders | 253 | 6 | 32 | 39 | 176 |
Obesity | 120 | np | 8 | 59 | 52 |
Parkinsons Disease | 164 | np | 35 | 19 | 108 |
Proportion of total by condition | Pandemic | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | 2022 to May |
Total persons with pre-existing conditions | 74.9 | 69.9 | 74.0 | 65.0 | 78.5 |
Chronic cardiac conditions | 37.6 | 24.1 | 34.5 | 39.9 | 37.9 |
Dementia | 31.3 | 17.7 | 44.6 | 20.6 | 32.1 |
Diabetes | 18.4 | 20.3 | 16.6 | 23.7 | 17.1 |
Chronic respiratory conditions | 17.4 | 19.0 | 14.0 | 18.9 | 17.6 |
Hypertension | 12.8 | 26.6 | 13.3 | 15.3 | 11.7 |
Cancer | 16.7 | 21.5 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 18.5 |
Chronic kidney diseases | 13.6 | .. | 9.9 | 14.6 | 14.3 |
Musculoskeletal disorders | 5.5 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
Obesity | 2.6 | .. | 1.4 | 6.9 | 1.7 |
Parkinsons Disease | 3.6 | .. | 6.0 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
Note: Data are provisional and will increase as additional registrations are received
Table 1: Rate of COVID-19 deaths by State/Territory, by socioeconomic disadvantage, March 2020 to February 2022
Quintile | NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | ACT | Aus |
Q1: Least disadvantaged | 1.55 | 2.16 | 0.40 | 0.23 | 0.11 | .. | 2.88 | 1.21 |
Q2 | 1.73 | 3.22 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.41 | .. | 2.6 | 1.72 |
Q3 | 2.36 | 3.60 | 1.50 | 1.14 | 0.46 | 0.72 | 1.10 | 2.17 |
Q4 | 3.05 | 4.36 | 1.50 | 1.78 | 0.27 | 1.03 | 1.48 | 2.61 |
Q5: Most Disadvantaged | 5.39 | 6.63 | 2.48 | 2.29 | 0.39 | 3.40 | .. | 4.23 |
Rate ratio: Most to Least disadvantaged | 3.47 | 3.07 | 6.26 | 10.02 | 3.55 | .. | .. | 3.50 |
Note: Data are provisional and will increase as additional registrations are received
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