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Appendix D
Deaths
attributable to the use of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs
as a proportion of total deaths, Australia, 1997
|
Age
group
|
Tobacco
|
Alcohol
|
Illicits
|
All
causes
|
|
Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
|
Males
|
|
Under
14
|
68
|
5.9
|
2
|
2.5
|
4
|
0.3
|
1,155
|
|
14-19
|
7
|
1.1
|
95
|
15.9
|
37
|
6.2
|
599
|
|
20-29
|
25
|
1.4
|
301
|
16.8
|
247
|
13.8
|
1,795
|
|
30-39
|
116
|
5.7
|
226
|
11.1
|
261
|
12.9
|
2,028
|
|
40-49
|
491
|
16.2
|
342
|
11.3
|
82
|
2.7
|
3,039
|
|
50-59
|
1,417
|
25.9
|
408
|
7.5
|
11
|
0.2
|
5,460
|
|
60+
|
10,927
|
20.4
|
1,064
|
2.0
|
17
|
0.0
|
53,669
|
|
Total
|
13,051
|
19.3
|
2,465
|
3.6
|
659
|
1.0
|
67,752
|
|
Females
|
|
Under
14
|
50
|
5.7
|
10
|
1.1
|
4
|
0.4
|
869
|
|
14-19
|
5
|
1.9
|
19
|
7.9
|
15
|
6.4
|
237
|
|
20-29
|
13
|
2.2
|
71
|
11.8
|
74
|
12.2
|
604
|
|
30-39
|
62
|
6.3
|
75
|
7.6
|
46
|
4.7
|
984
|
|
40-49
|
191
|
10.5
|
120
|
6.6
|
13
|
0.7
|
1,818
|
|
50-59
|
494
|
15.1
|
128
|
3.9
|
7
|
0.2
|
3,270
|
|
60+
|
4,359
|
8.1
|
780
|
1.5
|
14
|
0.0
|
53,812
|
|
Total
|
5,173
|
8.4
|
1,203
|
2.0
|
172
|
0.3
|
61,598
|
|
Persons
|
|
Under
14
|
118
|
5.8
|
38
|
1.9
|
7
|
0.4
|
2,024
|
|
14-19
|
11
|
1.3
|
114
|
13.7
|
52
|
6.3
|
836
|
|
20-29
|
39
|
1.6
|
372
|
15.5
|
321
|
13.4
|
2,399
|
|
30-39
|
178
|
5.9
|
301
|
10.0
|
307
|
10.2
|
3,012
|
|
40-49
|
682
|
14.0
|
462
|
9.5
|
96
|
2.0
|
4,857
|
|
50-59
|
1,910
|
21.9
|
536
|
6.1
|
18
|
0.2
|
8,730
|
|
60+
|
15,2862
|
14.2
|
1,844
|
1.7
|
31
|
0.0
|
107,481
|
|
Total
|
18,224
|
14.1
|
3,668
|
2.8
|
832
|
0.6
|
129,350
|
Source:
AIHW National Mortality Database AIHW 1999 Drug Use in Australia
and its health impact. www.aihw.gov.au.
Canberra
Deaths attributable to drug use, by drug involved and cause of
death, 1997
|
|
Age
Group
|
|
Drug
and cause of death
|
Under
14
|
14-19
|
20-29
|
30-39
|
40-49
|
50-59
|
60+
|
Total
|
|
Tobacco
|
|
Cancer
|
-
|
1
|
5
|
40
|
277
|
886
|
5,651
|
6,860
|
|
Ischaemic
heart disease
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
79
|
260
|
631
|
2,929
|
3,907
|
|
Chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
18
|
168
|
3,939
|
4,130
|
|
Other
|
118
|
8
|
26
|
57
|
127
|
226
|
2,766
|
3,328
|
|
Total
tobacco
|
118
|
11
|
39
|
178
|
682
|
1,910
|
15,286
|
18,224
|
|
Alcohol
|
|
Cancer
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
29
|
66
|
185
|
292
|
|
Alcoholism
and alcoholic liver cirrhosis
|
-
|
1
|
16
|
71
|
211
|
273
|
432
|
1,004
|
|
Road
injuries
|
27
|
74
|
184
|
67
|
44
|
15
|
38
|
450
|
|
Other
|
9
|
41
|
171
|
153
|
178
|
181
|
1,189
|
1,922
|
|
Total
alcohol
|
38
|
114
|
372
|
301
|
462
|
536
|
1,844
|
3,668
|
|
Illicits
|
|
Drug
dependence
|
|
Cannabis
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Opiates
|
-
|
31
|
229
|
214
|
67
|
8
|
1
|
550
|
|
Cocaine
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Amphetamine
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Hallucinogens
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Drug
abuse
|
|
Cannabis
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Opiates
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Cocaine
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Amphetamine
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Hallucinogens
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Poisoning
|
|
Opiates
|
-
|
5
|
23
|
33
|
18
|
4
|
2
|
85
|
|
Psychostimulants
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
|
Hallucinogens
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Other
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Suicide
|
-
|
14
|
64
|
52
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
130
|
|
Antepartum
haemorrhage
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Low
birthweight
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
|
Hepatitis
B
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
12
|
|
Hepatitis
non-A,
non B
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
23
|
34
|
|
AIDS
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
|
Infective
endocarditis
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Drug
psychoses
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Maternal
drug dependence
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Newborn
toxicity
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
|
Total
illicit drugs
|
7
|
52
|
321
|
307
|
96
|
18
|
31
|
832
|
|
Total
drugs
|
164
|
178
|
732
|
785
|
1,240
|
2,464
|
17,161
|
22,724
|
Source:
AIHW National Mortality Database AIHW 1999 Drug Use in Australia
and its health impact. www.aihw.gov.au.
Canberra
Hospital Episodes attributable to drug use, by drug involved
and principal diagnosis, Australia 1996-97
| |
Age
Group
|
|
Drug
and principal diagnosis
|
Under
14
|
14-19
|
20-29
|
30-39
|
40-49
|
50-59
|
60+
|
Total
|
|
Tobacco
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancer
|
-
|
55
|
738
|
854
|
1,772
|
4,199
|
18,054
|
25,673
|
|
Ischaemic
heart disease
|
-
|
2
|
106
|
1,206
|
5,908
|
12,457
|
18,177
|
37,856
|
|
Chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease
|
-
|
63
|
180
|
319
|
720
|
2,579
|
23,833
|
27,694
|
|
Other
|
4,719
|
920
|
4,849
|
5,602
|
5,310
|
8,198
|
29,028
|
58,611
|
|
Total
tobacco
|
4,719
|
1,039
|
5,874
|
7,982
|
13,710
|
27,433
|
89,093
|
149,834
|
|
Alcohol
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancer
|
-
|
3
|
14
|
67
|
247
|
416
|
773
|
1,520
|
|
Alcoholism
and alcoholic liver cirrhosis
|
250
|
988
|
2,428
|
4,724
|
6,253
|
4,564
|
4,098
|
23,256
|
|
Road
injuries
|
815
|
1,345
|
3,661
|
1,240
|
817
|
259
|
436
|
8,499
|
|
Other
|
322
|
3,969
|
9,409
|
7,738
|
6,596
|
5,792
|
28,855
|
62,642
|
|
Total
alcohol
|
1,386
|
6,305
|
15,512
|
13,769
|
13,914
|
11,032
|
34,161
|
95,917
|
|
Illicits
|
|
Drug
dependence
|
|
Cannabis
|
-
|
167
|
115
|
50
|
13
|
-
|
-
|
345
|
|
Opiates
|
-
|
294
|
1,148
|
897
|
431
|
47
|
18
|
2,835
|
|
Cocaine
|
-
|
6
|
10
|
9
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
29
|
|
Amphetamine
|
-
|
34
|
73
|
34
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
145
|
|
Hallucinogens
|
-
|
6
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
|
Drug
abuse
|
|
Cannabis
|
-
|
30
|
68
|
28
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
139
|
|
Opiates
|
-
|
29
|
99
|
85
|
16
|
3
|
1
|
233
|
|
Cocaine
|
-
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
|
Amphetamine
|
-
|
15
|
59
|
19
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
96
|
|
Hallucinogens
|
-
|
17
|
12
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
38
|
|
Poisoning
|
|
Opiates
|
-
|
144
|
504
|
312
|
98
|
19
|
9
|
1,086
|
|
Psychostimulants
|
-
|
99
|
129
|
72
|
19
|
4
|
-
|
323
|
|
Hallucinogens
|
-
|
68
|
58
|
30
|
13
|
5
|
2
|
176
|
|
Other
psychotropic drug
|
-
|
7
|
56
|
51
|
43
|
22
|
42
|
221
|
|
Anabolic
steroid
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Antepartum
haemorrhage
|
-
|
21
|
272
|
18
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
312
|
|
Low
birthweight
|
386
|
4
|
55
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
448
|
|
Hepatitis
B
|
-
|
11
|
33
|
46
|
30
|
13
|
11
|
143
|
|
Hepatitis
non-A, non B
|
-
|
10
|
95
|
344
|
231
|
55
|
62
|
797
|
|
AIDS
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
11
|
|
Infective
endocarditis
|
-
|
3
|
9
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
27
|
|
Drug
psychoses
|
-
|
430
|
1,093
|
563
|
181
|
120
|
423
|
2,810
|
|
Maternal
drug dependence
|
-
|
53
|
238
|
142
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
438
|
|
Newborn
toxicity
|
573
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
573
|
|
Total
illicit drugs
|
959
|
1,451
|
4,132
|
2,730
|
1,103
|
292
|
572
|
11,240
|
|
Total
drugs
|
7,064
|
8,796
|
25,518
|
24,480
|
28,727
|
38,756
|
123,827
|
256,991
|
Source:
AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database AIHW 1999 Drug Use in
Australia and its health impact. www.aihw.gov.au.
Canberra
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