# Asthma deaths reach decade-high levels and number of Australians dying of dementia grows

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-27T06:40:29+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/27/asthma-deaths-reach-decade-high-australia-dementia-deaths-growing-abs-data
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/asthma-deaths-reach-decade-high-levels-and-number-of-australians-dying-d5a534/

Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, accounted for more than 10% of all deaths for the first time, new data reveals Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Dementia has accounted for more than 10% of all deaths for the first time, while the number of people dying from asthma is at decade-high levels, new data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals.

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