Enhanced reporting of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples using linked administrative health datasets

Table 3 Standardised mortality ratios for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by method of reporting, sex and cause of death, New South Wales Australia 2007

Cause of death	Method of enhancement	Males				Females				Total
Cause of death	Method of enhancement	SMR	95% CI			SMR	95% CI			SMR	95% CI
Cancer^a	As reported	152.3	119.6	-	191.2	130.3	97.9	-	170.1	141.1	117.7	-	167.8
	Algorithm^e	223.3	182.3	-	268.4	193.1	153.1	-	240.3	207.2	178.7	-	239.1
	At least one report	275.8	231.1	-	326.6	224.5	181.2	-	275.0	250.2	218.7	-	285.0
Cardiovascular diseases^b	As reported	261.6	212.8	-	318.1	252.9	200.8	-	314.3	254.7	219.0	-	294.6
	Algorithm^e	329.6	274.6	-	392.4	337.2	276.6	-	407.1	329.3	288.5	-	374.3
	At least one report	368.8	310.5	-	435.0	412.1	344.8	-	488.7	384.2	340.0	-	432.6
External causes^c	As reported	126.8	88.3	-	176.3	205.8	127.4	-	314.6	146.6	110.7	-	190.4
	Algorithm^e	173.9	128.2	-	230.6	245.0	158.5	-	361.6	191.1	149.8	-	240.3
	At least one report	195.6	147.0	-	255.3	303.8	206.4	-	431.2	222.5	177.7	-	275.2
Total	As reported	190.6	170.0	-	213.0	213.0	188.3	-	240.1	198.7	182.9	-	215.6
	Algorithm^e	257.4	233.4	-	283.3	285.1	256.4	-	316.1	267.3	248.8	-	286.7
	At least one report	297.9	272.0	-	325.6	334.2	303.0	-	367.6	311.1	291.2	-	332.1

Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) death registration data for NSW linked with records of the NSW Admitted Patient Data, NSW Emergency Department Data Collection, NSW Perinatal Data Collection and Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages birth registration data; ABS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander estimated resident population NSW 2007²; and standard death rates were obtained using ABS Australian death data 2006 and the estimated resident Australian population 2006 ¹⁴.
CI Confidence interval.
^aCancer cause of death codes ICD-10: C00-C97.
^bCardiovascular diseases cause of death codes ICD-10: I00-I99.
^cExternal causes of death codes ICD-10: V01-Y98.
^eFor 3 or more linked units of information 2 are required to report an individual as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, otherwise 1 is sufficient.

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