Heart Disease, Suicide as Biggest Killers in Australia: Study Found

An New South Wales ambulance leaves Newmarch House with a patient on May 01, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Suicide is the biggest killer of Australians aged between 14 and 44, a stark national study reveals.

It is also among the top five causes of death for everyone aged below 64, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found.