Health
‘Smoking epidemic’ linked to four of top five causes of death last year – Sydney Morning Herald
Coronary artery disease remains the leading cause of death in Australia, while dementia-related deaths are on the rise as the population ages.
Almost 170,000 Australians died last year, with four of the top five causes of death linked to smoking and dementia-related deaths on the rise as the population ages.
Australian Bureau of Statistics data on the causes of death showed the number of deaths increased by 6.8 per cent to 169,301 in 2019.
Dementia was the second-highest cause of death in 2019 at 15,016 and is now the leading cause of death in women.Credit:SMH
Ischaemic heart disease, or coronary artery disease, remained the leading cause…
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