This virus was the third leading cause of death in 2022 in a holistic overview, accounting for one in twenty deaths over the year.
has become the first infectious disease to crack the top five causes of death in Australia since 1970.
It was also among the top ten leading causes of death in a state and territory breakdown, coming in third in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory and ninth in the Northern Territory.The virus was the sixth leading cause of death in Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania.
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