The number of Australians dying from dementia and Alzheimer's disease continues to rise, according to statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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The causes of death report was released on Tuesday, and drew its data from the 147,678 reported deaths in Australian in 2013.
The data showed that there were 11,000 deaths from dementia and Alzheimer's disease, an increase of more than five percent from the preceding year.
As life expectancy grows, the ABS expects the rates of death from these diseases will continue to rise.
The leading cause of death for Australians is heart disease, claiming the lives of 11,016 men and 8750 women in 2013.
The ABS's James Eynstone-Hinkins said there were some differences in the diseases and death rates between males and females.
"There were 4995 male deaths from lung cancer, making this the second leading cause for men," Mr Eynstone-Hinkins said.
"Among females, lung cancer caused 3222 deaths making it the fifth leading cause. Dementia and Alzheimer's was the second leading cause for females accounting for 7277 deaths, compared to only 3656 deaths among males.
"Prostate cancer was the underlying cause of 3112 male deaths, while breast cancer caused 2862 female deaths, with both ranked as the sixth leading cause respectively.''
Suicide was the leading cause for death for Australians aged 15 to 44, and the median age was 44.5.