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There were 185,237 records with International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, codes for dementia (Alzheimer\u2019s Disease, vascular dementia, or unspecified dementia) as the underlying cause of death or mentioned elsewhere on the death certificate. Death rates were compared using Poisson regression. Logistic regression was used to assess whether dementia was more likely to be classified as \u2018unspecified\u2019 type in Indigenous Australians. Results: The rates of death with dementia were 57% higher in Indigenous Australians, compared to non-Indigenous, relative rate (RR) 1.57, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.48, 1.66), p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.0001. This excess of deaths was highest at ages below 75 (RRs\u200a&gt;\u200a2, test for interaction p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.0001), and among men (test for interaction p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.0001). When the underreporting of Indigenous status on the death certificate was taken into account the relative rate increased to 2.17, 95% CI (2.07, 2.29). Indigenous Australians were also more likely to have their dementia coded as \u2018unspecified\u2019 on their death certificate (Odds Ratio 1.92, 95% CI (1.66, 2.21), p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.0001), compared to the non-Indigenous group. 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