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Health
Rachael Ward

Australia's leading cause of death revealed

Coronary heart disease is still Australia's biggest killer, involved in about 20 per cent of deaths. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Coronary heart disease remains the most common underlying cause of death in Australia but four in five deaths actually involve more than one cause.

An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report examined all conditions listed on death certificates in 2022 in order to gain a more complete understanding of the nation's health.

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