Table 2 Contributions to 1998–2011 mortality reduction by major cause, Australia, 20–34 year males
From: Confluence of suicide and drug overdose epidemics in young Australian males: common causality?
Major cause of death | Mortalitya | Mortality reduction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (per 100,000) | Absolute (per 100,000) | Proportional (%) | Proportion of total mortality reduction (%) | |
| Â | 1998 | 2011 | Â | Â | Â |
Suicide | 39.3 | 21.1 | 18.2 | 46.4 | 28.8 |
Accidental drug poisoning | 26.7 | 9.8 | 16.9 | 63.4 | 26.7 |
Motor vehicle accident | 23.4 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 47.5 | 17.5 |
Remaining external | 3.8 | 10.3 | (−)6.5 | (−)168.6 | (−)10.2 |
All external causes | 93.3 | 53.4 | 39.9 | 42.7 | 62.8 |
Neoplasm | 9.4 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 22.5 | 3.3 |
Circulatory disease | 7.1 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 24.2 | 2.7 |
HIV/AIDS | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 81.9 | 2.0 |
Remaining natural | 28.0 | 9.5 | 18.5 | 66.0 | 29.1 |
All natural causes | 46.0 | 22.4 | 23.6 | 51.3 | 37.2 |
All causes | 139.3 | 75.9 | 63.4 | 45.5 | 100 |
Suicide | Â | Â | Â | Â | Proportion of suicide reduction (%) |
Hanging | 21.5 | 15.0 | 6.4 | 30.0 | 35.3 |
Gassing | 8.0 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 81.1 | 35.7 |
Firearm | 3.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 82.3 | 14.6 |
Poisoning | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 57.2 | 8.6 |
Other | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 27.5 | 5.7 |