Asthma in Australia 2008 
Table 4.2
Proportion of deaths due to other causes where asthma was listed as an associated cause, 2001–2005 (per cent)
|
Age group (years) |
Condition |
5–34 |
35–64 |
65 and over |
All ages |
Malignant neoplasms (cancer) |
0.30 |
0.46 |
0.56 |
0.53 |
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases |
0.74 |
1.89 |
1.15 |
1.25 |
Diabetes mellitus |
0 |
1.41 |
1.12 |
1.16 |
Mental and behavioural disorders |
n.p. |
0 |
0.57 |
0.80 |
Diseases of the circulatory system |
0.98 |
1.07 |
0.92 |
0.93 |
Heart, stroke and vascular disease |
1.51 |
0.97 |
0.90 |
0.91 |
Diseases of the respiratory system |
0.52 |
1.32 |
0.44 |
0.51 |
Influenza, pneumonia and other acute respiratory tract infections |
0.83 |
1.78 |
0.31 |
0.39 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchiectasis |
3.70 |
1.25 |
0.54 |
0.61 |
Other upper respiratory tract diseases |
0 |
3.03 |
0 |
0.62 |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue |
1.47 |
1.22 |
0.83 |
0.88 |
Arthritis and osteoporosis |
0 |
1.40 |
1.20 |
1.20 |
Total deaths |
0.46 |
0.72 |
0.72 |
0.71 |
n.p. Not published (numbers too small to produce a reliable estimate)
Sources: AIHW General Record of Incidence of Mortality (GRIM) books; ABS 2008.
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