{"id":24449,"date":"2021-11-08T10:33:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T00:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/?page_id=24449"},"modified":"2023-10-12T17:09:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T06:39:02","slug":"leading-cause-of-death-australia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/leading-cause-of-death-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Cause of Death Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24449\" class=\"elementor elementor-24449\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7097e78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7097e78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b4edb1\" data-id=\"5b4edb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40db79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e40db79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">Leading Cause of Death Australia<\/span><\/strong><\/h1><p>Australia&#8217;s health and mortality rates have changed considerably over recent decades, and we should be aware of these changes so that we can move forward as a nation to a healthier future.\u00a0<\/p><p>By learning about how we are living and dying, we can make healthier choices to prolong our life expectancy.\u00a0<\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">Leading Causes of Death<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p>According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in 2020, the leading causes of death in high-income countries were:\u00a0<\/p><ol><li>Ischaemic Heart Disease<\/li><li>Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease<\/li><li>Stroke &#8211; learn the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/blog\/stroke-first-aid\/\">symptoms of a stroke<\/a><\/li><li>Trachea, Bronchus and Lung Cancers<\/li><li>Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease<\/li><li>Lower Respiratory Infections<\/li><li>Colon and Rectum Cancers<\/li><li>Kidney Diseases<\/li><li>Hypertensive Heart Disease<\/li><li>Diabetes Mellitus<\/li><\/ol><p>In 2019, stroke and ischaemic heart disease accounted for about 1.2 million deaths, while 2.9 million people died from these cardiovascular diseases combined. In Australia, stroke overtook Alzheimer&#8217;s as the second highest cause of death in 2019, with Alzheimer&#8217;s accounting for 65% of deaths among Australian women that year.<\/p><p>The causes of death have changed dramatically in the last two decades. Deaths from HIV\/Aids have decreased by 51% globally, and Kidney disease has risen from the world&#8217;s 13th cause of death to the 10th.<\/p><p>Whilst in Australia alone, the Australian Bureau of Statistics found that the leading causes of death were similar to those of high income countries, as shown on the chart below.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba4dcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ba4dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Leading-Causes-of-Death-410x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24457\" alt=\"Leading Causes of Death\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Leading-Causes-of-Death-410x1024.png 410w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Leading-Causes-of-Death-120x300.png 120w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Leading-Causes-of-Death-768x1920.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Leading-Causes-of-Death.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a312bd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a312bd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">Leading Cause of Death for Indigenous Australians<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p>The leading causes of death for Indigenous Australians in 2018 were:\u00a0<\/p><ol><li>Circulatory Diseases<\/li><li>Cancer<\/li><li>Respiratory Diseases<\/li><li>Diabetes &amp; External Causes<\/li><li>Kidney Diseases<\/li><\/ol><p>Indigenous Australians are more likely than non-indigenous Australians to experience chronic diseases such as, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and respiratory diseases. They are also more likely to experience <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/course\/mhfa\/\">mental health problems<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>In an effort to &#8220;close the gap&#8221;, the Australian Government is trying to provide improve access to Medicare, medicines, extra free immunisations and programs to reduce the high rates of smoking among indigenous people.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02118cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02118cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed72861\" data-id=\"ed72861\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27fb01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e27fb01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/31-1024x731.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24437\" alt=\"Leading Broad Cause of Deadth for Indigenous Australians\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/31-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/31-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/31-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/31-1536x1097.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/31.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cedcaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cedcaa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9ef8b2\" data-id=\"e9ef8b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a8a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79a8a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">Intentional Self Harm<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\" block rounded-md bg-white p-3 sm:p-6 mb-4 w-full px-3 py-6\"><div class=\"mt-2 w-full\"><div><p class=\"font-normal text-base break-normal text-black whitespace-pre-wrap opacity-100\">The World Health Organization reported that 800,000 people died of suicide in 2016. Suicide is a global issue that affects all age groups, with the highest proportion of deaths by suicide occurring among young and middle-aged adults. In 2018, 75% of people who died from suicide were male.<\/p><\/div><p>The rate of indigenous suicide has increased over time. In recent years, the rate of indigenous suicide was double that of non-indigenous Australians.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\" block rounded-md bg-white p-3 sm:p-6 mb-4 w-full px-3 py-6\"><h3 class=\"block sm:flex justify-between items-center\"><span style=\"color: #116914;\"><strong>Where Can I Get Help?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p>Mental health is a serious issue for many people. Not only does it affect their life, but also the lives of those around them. Whether they are struggling or simply want to prevent future problems, there are many resources available for them:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.headtohealth.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Head to Health<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondblue.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Beyond Blue\u00a0<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/headspace.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Headspace<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackdoginstitute.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Black Dog Institute<\/a><\/p><p>First Aid Pro also offers courses in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/course\/mhfa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health First Aid<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/course\/ymhfa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youth Mental First Aid<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/course\/mhfar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental Health First Aid Refreshers<\/a>.<\/p><p>Mental Health First Aid is an informational course that will give you the tools to recognize and respond to signs of distress. If you&#8217;re not sure how to help a friend or family member who&#8217;s struggling with the debilitating effects of common mental health conditions, this course is for you. The course benefits people who also manage staff members and those working in government, social services, and health care.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading Cause of Death Australia Australia&#8217;s health and mortality rates have changed considerably over recent decades, and we should be aware of these changes so that we can move forward as a nation to a healthier future.\u00a0 By learning about how we are living and dying, we can make healthier choices to prolong our life [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"wf_page_folders":[317],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24449"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24449"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52487,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24449\/revisions\/52487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wf_page_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_page_folders?post=24449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}