National Healthcare Agreement: PI 16–Potentially avoidable deaths, 2019

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termIndicator
Indicator type:Help on this termProgress measure
Short name:Help on this termPI 16–Potentially avoidable deaths, 2019
METEOR identifier:Help on this term698908
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Description:Help on this term

Deaths from conditions that are potentially preventable through individualised care and/or treatable through existing primary or hospital care.

Indicator set:Help on this termNational Healthcare Agreement (2019)
Health, Superseded 13/03/2020
Outcome area:Help on this termPrimary and Community Health
Health, Standard 07/07/2010

Collection and usage attributes

Population group age to:Help on this term

74 years

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Deaths are defined as avoidable in the context of the present health system.

International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes in scope are as specified below:

 

Table 1: Potentially avoidable deaths International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) Codes
Cause of death groupsICD-10 CodesLimits (age, sex)
Infections  
Selected invasive infectionsA38–A41, A46, A48.1, G00, G03, J02.0, J13–J16, J18, L03 
Viral pneumonia and influenzaJ10–J12 
HIV/AIDSB20–B24 
Cancer  
ColorectalC18–C21 
SkinC43, C44 
BreastC50Female
CervixC53 
ProstateC61 
KidneyC64 
ThyroidC73 
Hodgkin's diseaseC81 
Acute lymphoid leukaemia/Acute lymphoblastic leukaemiaC91.00-44 years
DiabetesE10–E14 
Diseases of the circulatory system  
Rheumatic and other valvular heart diseaseI00–I09, I33–I37 
Hypertensive heart and renal diseaseI10–I13 
Ischaemic heart diseaseI20–I25 
Cerebrovascular diseasesI60–I69 
Heart failureI50, I51.1, I51.2, I51.4, I51.5 
Pulmonary embolismI26 
Diseases of the genitourinary system  
Renal failureN17–N19 
Diseases of the respiratory system  
COPDJ40–J44 
AsthmaJ45, J46 
Diseases of the digestive system  
Peptic ulcer diseaseK25–K27 
Maternal & infant causes  
Complications of the perinatal periodP00–P96 
Other conditions  
Complications of pregnancy, labour or the puerperiumO00–O99 
Selected external causes of morbidity and mortality  
FallsW00–W19 
Fires, burnsX00–X09 
Suicide and self-inflicted injuriesX60–X84, Y87.0 
Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical careY60–Y69 
Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic useY70–Y82 
Surgical and other medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedureY83, Y84 
Other external causes of morbidity and mortality  
Transport accidentsV01–V99 
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forcesW20–W49 
Exposure to animate mechanical forcesW50–W64 
Accidental drowning and submersionW65–W74 
Other accidental threats to breathingW75–W84 
Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressureW85–W99 
Contact with heat and hot substancesX10–X19 
Contact with venomous animals and plantsX20–X29 
Exposure to forces of natureX30–X39 
Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substancesX40–X49 
Overexertion, travel and privationX50–X57 
Accidental exposure to other and unspecified factorsX58,X59 
AssaultX85–Y09 
Event of undetermined intentY10–Y34 
Legal interventions and operations of warY35, Y36 
Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic useY40–Y59 
Sequelae of external causes of morbidity and mortalityY85, Y86, Y87.1–Y89 

 

Rates are directly age-standardised to the 2001 Australian population.

Variability bands are to be calculated for single-year rates using the method below.

Presented per 100,000 population.

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Number

100,000 x (Numerator ÷ Denominator)

Variability bands are to be calculated for single-year rates using the following method for estimating 95% confidence intervals:

Age-standardised rate

ASR Formula

Where wi= the proportion of the standard population in age group i 

di=the number of deaths in age group i

ni=the number of people in the population in age group i

Numerator:Help on this term

Number of deaths of persons aged less than 75 categorised as potentially avoidable

Numerator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Data Element

Person—age

Data Source

ABS Causes of Death Collection

Guide for use

Data source type: Registry

Data Element / Data Set

Data Element

Person—underlying cause of death, code (ICD-10) ANN

Data Source

ABS Causes of Death Collection

Guide for use

Data source type: Registry

Denominator:Help on this term

Population aged less than 75

Denominator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Data Element

Person—estimated resident population of Australia

Data Source

ABS Estimated resident population (2011 Census-based)

Guide for use

Data source type: Census-based plus administrative by-product data

Data Element / Data Set

Data Element

Person—estimated resident population of Australia

Data Source

ABS Indigenous estimates and projections (2011 Census-based)

Guide for use

Data source type: Census-based plus administrative by-product data

Data Element / Data Set

Person—age, total years N[NN]

Data Source

ABS Estimated resident population (2011 Census-based)

Guide for use

Data source type: Census-based plus administrative by-product data

Data Element / Data Set

Person—age, total years N[NN]

Data Source

ABS Indigenous estimates and projections (2011 Census-based)

Guide for use

Data source type: Census-based plus administrative by-product data

Disaggregation:Help on this term

2014, 2015, 2016 (resupplied for revision to ABS cause of death data), 2017—State and territory.

2014, 2015, 2016 (updated for revision to ABS cause of death data), 2017—Nationally, by Indigenous status (not reported).

2010–2014, 2011–2015, 2012–2016 (updated for revision to ABS cause of death data), 2013–2017—State and territory, by Indigenous status.

Some disaggregations may result in numbers too small for publication. Disaggregation by Indigenous status will be based on data only from jurisdictions for which the quality of Indigenous identification is considered acceptable—New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory.

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Data Element / Data Set

Data Element

Person—underlying cause of death, code (ICD-10) ANN

Data Source

ABS Causes of Death Collection

Guide for use

Data source type: Registry

Data Element / Data Set

Person—Indigenous status, code N

Data Source

ABS Causes of Death Collection

Guide for use

Data source type: Registry

Data Element / Data Set

Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2016) N(9)

Data Source

ABS Causes of Death Collection

Guide for use

Data source type: Registry
Used for disaggregation by state/territory

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Most recent data available for 2019 National Healthcare Agreement performance reporting:

  • 2017 (Total population and Indigenous status at national level)
  • Aggregated data 2013–2017 (Indigenous status)

A number of updates to the ICD-10 were applied to 2013 and subsequent years causes of death data. Details of the impact of these changes on the mortality data are described in ABS Implementation of Iris Software: Understanding Coding and Process Improvements.

2013 data are coded using ICD-10 (2013 version). 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 data are coded using ICD-10 (2015 version).

Due to small number of Indigenous deaths reported each year, 5-year combined data will be reported for state and territory disaggregations.

Estimated Residential Population (ERP) for total population is sourced from ERP rebased after the 2011 Census. ERP for Indigenous data is sourced from 2011 based ERP.

Data by remoteness may be available, pending assessment of data quality.

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termRate
Data type:Help on this termReal
Unit of measure:Help on this termPerson
Format:Help on this term

NN[N].N

Indicator conceptual framework

Framework and dimensions:Help on this termDeaths

Data source attributes

Data sources:Help on this term
Data Source

ABS Estimated resident population (2011 Census-based)

Frequency

Quarterly

Data custodian

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Data Source

ABS Causes of Death Collection

Frequency

Annual

Quality statement

ABS causes of death collection, QS

Data custodian

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Data Source

ABS Indigenous estimates and projections (2011 Census-based)

Frequency

Periodic

Data custodian

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Accountability attributes

Reporting requirements:Help on this term

National Healthcare Agreement

Organisation responsible for providing data:Help on this term

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Further data development / collection required:Help on this term

Specification: Minor work required, the measure needs minor work to meet the intention of the indicator.

Source and reference attributes

Reference documents:Help on this term

ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2015. Causes of Death, Australia, 2013. ABS cat.no. 3303.0. Canberra: ABS

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 03–Prevalence of overweight and obesity, 2019
  • Health, Superseded 13/03/2020
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 04–Rates of current daily smokers, 2019
  • Health, Superseded 13/03/2020
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 05–Levels of risky alcohol consumption, 2019
  • Health, Superseded 13/03/2020
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 06–Life expectancy, 2019
  • Health, Superseded 13/03/2020
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 07–Infant and young child mortality rate, 2019
  • Health, Superseded 13/03/2020
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 08–Major causes of death, 2019
  • Health, Superseded 13/03/2020
Supersedes National Healthcare Agreement: PI 16–Potentially avoidable deaths, 2018
  • Health, Superseded 19/06/2019
Has been superseded by National Healthcare Agreement: PI 16–Potentially avoidable deaths, 2020
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 18–Selected potentially preventable hospitalisations, 2019
  • Health, Superseded 13/03/2020
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 23–Unplanned hospital readmission rates, 2019
  • Health, Superseded 13/03/2020