EPISODE · Jul 10, 2026 · 7 MIN
Dementia is now the leading cause of death in Australia
from Health Report - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The AIHW's Australia's Health 2026 report shows that dementia is now the leading cause of death in Australia, rising by 39 percent over the past decade and overtaking coronary heart disease.Guest/sMichelle Gourley, Head, Burden of Disease and Mortality Unit, Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing ReferencesAustralia's health 2026 (AIHW)
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