The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data indicates that there were 17,969 registered deaths in Western Australia in 2024. Behind neoplasms (n=5,051) and diseases of the circulatory system (n=3,945), injury was the third highest cause of death in WA in 2024 (n=1,671).
In WA in 2024:
- 67% of injury fatalities were male.
- Injury resulted in 34,087 years of potential life lost.
- Injury was the leading cause of death for individuals aged 1-44 years.
The leading causes of injury-related fatalities in WA in 2024 were:
The causes of death were similar across the country in 2024, except for intentional self-harm, which was the sixteenth leading cause of death in Australia but the tenth leading cause of death in WA.