Dying in Australia - who and how

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLED IN 2013

* 147,678 Australians died - about one every three minutes

* two in three were aged 75 or over

* coronary heart disease caused the most deaths

* seven per cent died from non-natural causes

* people in remote areas had death rates 1.4 times higher than city folk

* suicide leading cause of death for those aged 15-44

LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR TODAY'S TODDLERS

* 69 for indigenous and 79 for non-indigenous boys

* 73 for indigenous and 83 for non-indigenous girls

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

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