| None (n = 55,343; 69.2%) | 1 indicator (n = 15,979; 20.0%) | ≥ 2 indicators (n = 8,683; 10.9%) | p-value | |||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | Â | |
Mean age at death (SD) | 74.5 | (12.7) | 71.8 | (12.8) | 69.6 | (12.5) | < 0.0001 |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
20–54 | 3,974 | 7.2 | 1,556 | 9.7 | 1,031 | 11.9 | < 0.0001 |
55–64 | 7,579 | 13.7 | 2,586 | 16.2 | 1,627 | 18.7 |  |
65–74 | 13,503 | 24.4 | 4,589 | 28.7 | 2,750 | 31.7 |  |
75–84 | 16,883 | 30.5 | 4,651 | 29.1 | 2,392 | 27.6 |  |
≥ 85 | 13,404 | 24.2 | 2,597 | 16.3 | 883 | 10.2 |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 30,348 | 54.8 | 9,524 | 59.6 | 5,434 | 62.6 | < 0.0001 |
Female | 24,995 | 45.2 | 6,455 | 40.4 | 3,249 | 37.4 | Â |
Country of birth | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Australia | 36,909 | 66.7 | 11,219 | 70.2 | 6,172 | 71.1 | < 0.0001 |
Other country/not known | 18,434 | 33.3 | 4,760 | 29.8 | 2,511 | 28.9 | Â |
Number of Charlson comorbidities, excluding malignancy1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Nil | 16,966 | 30.7 | 6,030 | 37.7 | 3,755 | 43.3 | < 0.0001 |
1 comorbidity | 19,808 | 35.8 | 6,212 | 38.9 | 3,382 | 39.0 | Â |
≥ 2 comorbidities | 9,036 | 16.3 | 2,810 | 17.6 | 1,546 | 17.8 |  |
Not known (no hospital admission) | 9,533 | 17.2 | 927 | 5.8 | 0 | - | Â |
Other comorbidities | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Depression (yes) 1 | 314 | 0.6 | 93 | 0.6 | 40 | 0.5 | 0.05 |
Anxiety-related disorder (yes) 1 | 1,335 | 2.4 | 382 | 2.4 | 200 | 2.3 | 0.001 |
Tobacco use (yes) 1 | 22,378 | 40.4 | 8,026 | 50.2 | 4,925 | 56.7 | < 0.0001 |
Alcohol misuse and dependence (yes) 1 | 792 | 1.4 | 258 | 1.6 | 146 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
Drug-related dependence (yes) 1 | 268 | 0.5 | 114 | 0.7 | 72 | 0.8 | 0.007 |
Geographical location of residence1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 31,934 | 57.7 | 9,293 | 58.2 | 5,329 | 61.4 | < 0.0001 |
Rural | 13,569 | 24.5 | 5,582 | 34.9 | 3,212 | 37.0 | Â |
Not known | 9840 | 17.8 | 1,102 | 6.9 | 142 | 1.6 | Â |
Socio-economic status1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Most disadvantaged | 10,329 | 18.7 | 3,694 | 23.1 | 2,009 | 23.1 | < 0.0001 |
2 | 10,922 | 19.7 | 4,127 | 25.8 | 2,410 | 27.8 | Â |
3 | 9,058 | 16.4 | 2,778 | 17.4 | 1,657 | 19.1 | Â |
4 | 6,419 | 11.6 | 1,759 | 11.0 | 993 | 11.4 | Â |
Least disadvantaged | 8,774 | 15.9 | 2,519 | 15.8 | 1,473 | 17.0 | Â |
Not known | 9,841 | 17.8 | 1,102 | 6.9 | 141 | 1.6 | Â |
Resident of aged care (yes) 1 | 4,044 | 7.3 | 390 | 2.4 | 82 | 0.9 | < 0.0001 |
Year of death | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
2014 | 8,875 | 16.0 | 2,623 | 16.4 | 1,422 | 16.4 | 0.17 |
2015 | 9,299 | 16.8 | 2,771 | 17.3 | 1,492 | 17.2 | Â |
2016 | 9,036 | 16.3 | 2,588 | 16.2 | 1,441 | 16.6 | Â |
2017 | 9,202 | 16.6 | 2,576 | 16.1 | 1,492 | 17.2 | Â |
2018 | 9,252 | 16.7 | 2,671 | 16.7 | 1,386 | 16.0 | Â |
2019 | 9,679 | 17.5 | 2,750 | 17.2 | 1,450 | 16.7 | Â |