FactCheck: is domestic violence the leading preventable cause of death and illness for women aged 18 to 44?
- Written by Samara McPhedran, Senior Research Fellow, Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith University
It's not the leading cause but it is the leading contributor.Simone Ziaziaris/AAP… the leading preventable cause of death and illness for women aged 18 to 44 is violence by a partner or former partner …
– Extract from an editorial in The Age, March 13, 2018
The latest available data shows that the top five causes of death,...