Causes of death

Cardiovascular diseases
2022 preliminary
34.7 %
Cancer
2022 preliminary
22.9 %
COVID-19
2022 preliminary
6.9 %

Cause-of-death statistics are among the most reliable sources of health data in Austria, as in many other countries. They collect information on the causes of death of all persons who die on Austrian territory on the basis of the Civil Status Act (Personenstandsgesetz), which corresponds to a medically documented full survey. The data, which is published annually as absolute numbers and age-standardised rates, forms the basis for medical and health system research. Research questions relate to the aetiology of diseases, the evaluation of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, the investigation of health problems in specific groups, and the identification of areas in which deaths may be prevented.

 

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, statistics on causes of death. Created on 15.03.2023. – From 2009, time series break due to improved completeness (persons who died abroad). - preliminary data for 2022 (as of 21.02.2023).

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, statistics on causes of death. Created on 15.03.2023. – From 2009, time series break due to improved completeness (persons who died abroad). - preliminary data for 2022 (as of 21.02.2023).

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2023-03-15 file Fewer corona deaths than in previous years
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2022-03-03 file Approximately 9% of all deaths in Austria in 2021 due to COVID-19
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