Australian Bureau of Statistics says the 250 deaths between heart disease and dementia in 2023 brings the totals ‘the closest they have ever been’

Dementia is on the brink of overtaking heart disease as the leading cause of death in Australia, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which says the 250 deaths between the two conditions are “the closest they have ever been”.

In 2023, which recorded 183,131 deaths nationally, the five leading causes of death were heart disease, dementia (including Alzheimers), cerebrovascular disease, lung cancer and chronic lower respiratory disease, ABS data revealed.

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