RE: [ozmidwifery] RE: Risk

[Vedrana Valčić]

Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] RE: Risk

Very interesting, thank you!   Vedrana   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Justine Caines Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 4:18 AM To: OzMid List Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] RE: Risk   Dear All Further to our discussion on risk The Australian bureau of Statistics has a ‘Mortality Atlas’ It is not available free but below is a snapshot Compare this with the Australian Mortality data for childbirth (1997-99) Yes that is the latest data.  As usual they sit on this report (quite telling as to the importance of birthing women) The 1997–1999 maternal mortality ratio (MMR) was 8.2 deaths per 100 000 confinements, compared with 9.1 per 100 000 in 1994–1996. JC Mortality Atlas from the ABS Age Standardised Death Rates (average 1997-2000) Cause     Males (deaths per 100,000 persons)                                      Females (deaths per 100,000 persons) Malignant Neoplasms    237.8                                                                                    146.7 Ischaemic Heart Disease    190.0                                                                                    119.9 Cerebrovascular diseases    65.8                                                                                      65.8 Chronic lower respiratory diseases    46.6                                                                                        23.2 Diabetes mellitus    18.8                                                                                        13.6 Influenza and pneumonia    13.4                                                                                        11.4 Accidents    35.6                                                                                        17.7 Motor vehicle traffic accidents    13.1                                                                                        5.5 Intentional self harm (suicide)    21.9                                                                                        5.5 Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders (includes dementia)    9.3                                                                                         10.8