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Key statistics on mortality
Children and young people in Queensland: a snapshot
Table 2: Key statistics on mortality, Queensland, 1996-1998 to 2005-2007 and Australia, 2007
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| Topic / Indicator | Queensland 1996-1998 to 2005-2007a | Aust.b | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-1998 | 1997-1999 | 1998-2000 | 1999-2001 | 2000- 2002 |
2001-2003 | 2002-2004 | 2003-2005 | 2004-2006 | 2005-2007 | 2007 | |
| Neonatal & Infant mortality (per 1000 live births) | |||||||||||
| Neonatal mortalityc rate | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | na | 3.3 (2006) |
| Post-neonatal mortalityd rate | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | na | 1.4 (2006) |
| Infant mortalitye rate | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | na | 4.7 (2006) |
| Indigenous infant mortality rate | 3.3 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.8 | na | na |
| SIDS & Undetermined causes (per 1000 live births) | |||||||||||
| SIDS mortality ratef | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | 0.2 (2006) |
Infant mortality rate, cause undeterminedf |
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | na | na |
| Drowning deaths (per 100,000 population) | |||||||||||
| Drowning mortality rate children 0-4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | na |
| Transport deaths (per 100,000 population) | |||||||||||
| Transport related mortality rate children 5-14 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | na |
| Transport related mortality rate persons 15-17 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 14.7 | 16.3 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.9 | na |
| Youth suicide (per 100,000 population) | |||||||||||
| Suicide rate males 15-17g | 14.9 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 9.9 | na |
| Suicide rate females 15-17g | 3.6 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | na |
Notes and sources:
na Not available
SIDS Sudden infant death syndrome
- Years stated refer to three-year rolling averages. OESR, Deaths Collection (for deaths in the years to 2003); CCYPCG, Queensland Child Death Register, (for deaths in the years after 2003)
- ABS, Deaths, Australia, cat. no. 3302.0
- Deaths under 4 weeks of age.
- Deaths between 4 weeks and under 1 year of age.
- Deaths under 1 year of age.
- Based on ICD-10 codes R95 for SIDS deaths and R96–99 for deaths, cause undetermined.
- Suicide rates are likely to be underestimated, particularly prior to 2004.
The report Snapshot 2008: Children and young people in Queensland and additional tables can be found at here
