SYDNEY, Oct 27 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, accounted for more than 10 per cent of all deaths in Australia in 2025 and remained the country’s leading cause of death, according to official data released on Tuesday, reported Xinhua.
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- The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said 19,019 people died from dementia in 2025, accounting for 10.1 per cent of all registered deaths, up from 18,291 in 2024.
- Ischaemic heart diseases remained the second-leading cause of death, claiming 16,228 lives, or 8.6 per cent of the total.
- Cerebrovascular diseases, lung cancer and chronic lower respiratory diseases rounded out the five leading causes of death, which together accounted for 33.3 per cent of all registered deaths.
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