Background information: Premature mortality

The following tables show the proportion of all deaths that are premature or avoidable, as published in the maps, data and graphs on the PHIDU website.

Total population

Premature deaths as proportion of all-age deaths, 2017-2021
Detail Males Females Persons
Total deaths 40.1 27.0 33.8
All cancer deaths 46.7 46.4 46.6
   Colorectal cancer 49.6 40.3 45.3
   Lung cancer 52.8 53.4 53.0
   Breast cancer .. 56.9 ..
Diabetes 38.1 24.9 32.1
All circulatory system diseases 32.1 14.2 23.2
   Ischaemic heart disease 37.0 14.8 27.9
   Cerebrovascular disease 24.9 13.9 18.5
All respiratory system diseases 27.0 22.5 24.8
   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 32.1 31.1 31.6
All external causes 71.3 45.7 62.2
   Road traffic injuries 88.9 79.9 86.6
   Suicide and self-inflicted injuries 92.3 91.9 92.2

 

Indigenous population

Premature deaths as proportion of all-age deaths, 2016-2020
Detail0-54 0-64 0-74
 MaleFemalePersons MaleFemalePersons MaleFemalePersons
Total deaths 43.0 33.0 38.5   63.6 51.9 58.3   82.6 71.9 77.7
All cancer deaths 22.2 24.3 23.2   51.0 48.8 50.0   79.4 76.3 77.9
   Lung cancer deaths 18.1 14.1 16.2   50.7 44.3 47.8   81.2 81.6 81.4
Diabetes 27.2 22.4 24.8   49.3 48.4 48.8   78.5 74.7 76.5
Circulatory system diseases 36.0 26.2 31.7   60.3 43.3 52.8   81.1 63.3 73.3
   Ischaemic heart disease 37.0 26.7 33.1   63.8 47.3 57.7   84.4 70.5 79.2
Respiratory system diseases 22.7 16.7 19.7   44.5 38.9 41.7   70.8 66.1 68.4
   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 14.2 9.8 11.9   38.7 36.8 37.8   68.9 68.1 68.5
All external causes 86.8 81.0 84.9   94.1 89.5 92.6   97.2 93.9 96.1
   Road traffic injuries 90.8 89.9 90.6   97.7 96.9 97.5   98.7 97.7 98.4
   Suicide and self-inflicted injuries 94.1 93.7 94.0   98.3 98.8 98.4   99.4 100.0 99.6