Potentially Avoidable Deaths
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australian Health Performance Framework
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Mortality
Defining Attributes
Definition
Deaths from conditions that are potentially preventable through individualised care and/or treatable through existing primary or hospital care.
Numerator
Number of deaths of persons aged less than 75 categorised as potentially avoidable.
Denominator
Population aged less than 75.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments
Directly age-standardised
Stratifications
By state/territory, sex, and Primary Health Network (PHN).
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
National Mortality Database
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025