痴呆症超过心脏病, 成为2024年澳大利亚死亡的首要原因, 超过17,500人死亡。 Dementia surpassed heart disease as Australia’s top cause of death in 2024, with over 17,500 deaths.

痴呆症,包括阿尔茨海默病,在2024年成为澳大利亚首要的死亡原因,过去十年超过17500例死亡,比缺血性心脏病增加39%. Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, became Australia’s leading cause of death in 2024, with over 17,500 deaths—up 39% over the past decade—surpassing ischaemic heart disease. 它占所有死亡的9.4%,而心脏病占8.7%,其原因是人口老化,75岁及75岁以上人口中68.2%死于痴呆症。 It accounted for 9.4% of all deaths, compared to 8.7% for heart disease, driven by an ageing population, with 68.2% of dementia deaths among those 75 and older. 妇女占痴呆症死亡人数的62.4%,反映了预期寿命更长。 Women made up 62.4% of dementia deaths, reflecting longer life expectancy. 自杀是过早死亡的主要原因,在中位年龄为46岁时死亡3 307人,其中多数为男子。 Suicide was the leading cause of premature death, with 3,307 deaths at a median age of 46, mostly among men. 毒品引起的死亡上升到1 947人,酒精引起的死亡达到1 765人。 Drug-induced deaths rose to 1,947, and alcohol-induced deaths reached 1,765. 意外坠落成为第八大死亡原因,自2015年以来增加58.3%。 Accidental falls became the eighth leading cause of death, with a 58.3% increase since 2015. 数据是初步的,有待修订。 Data is preliminary and subject to revision.