Australian Bureau of Statistics 3309.0 - Suicides, Australia,
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Product| Mortality analysis primarily focuses on underlying
causes of death. The underlying cause is the disease or
condition which led directly to the death. These underlying
causes are coded in accordance with the International
Classification of Diseases – Version 10 (ICD-10). However, death
certificates contain more information than just the underlying
cause of death. The certificates also include significant
diseases and/or conditions which led to or contributed to death
(i.e. associated causes). Multiple cause of death statistics
refer to both underlying and associated causes of death (see
Causes of Death, Australia (cat. no. 3303.0) Glossary for
further details). Multiple cause of death data have been
compiled for Australia since 1997. Across the causes of death
dataset, multiple cause data is particularly valuable in
providing