Authors:
Shepherd CCJ, Langridge A, Freemantle J, Alpers K, Read A, de Klerk N
Authors notes:
Telethon Kids Institute, 2013.
Keywords:
Death, mortality, children, young people, cause of death
Abstract:
This report is the third in a series examining patterns and trends in mortality among Western Australian infants, children and young people, and covers the period 1980-2008.
The report was commissioned by the Western Australian Government Department for Child Protection and Family Support and compiled by the Telethon Kids Institute.
The report-and series-aims to provide a comprehensive resource to inform policy and strategies aimed at preventing deaths in early life.
The findings draw on unique, population-level datasets that include details on the perinatal, demographic and geographic characteristics of all children born in Western Australia from 1980-2007 and the circumstances of death for the children and youth in this cohort that died in Western Australia from 1980-2008.
Data on cause of death has been generated by the Child Mortality Database project.
This project involves establishing an accurate and complete source of information on the cause of all infant, child and youth deaths, including investigations on the circumstances of deaths that are subject to coronial investigation.