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Trends in Indigenous mortality and life expectancy 2001–2015
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Trends in Indigenous mortality and life expectancy 2001–2015, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 27 April 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Trends in Indigenous mortality and life expectancy 2001–2015. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Trends in Indigenous mortality and life expectancy 2001–2015. AIHW, 2017.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Trends in Indigenous mortality and life expectancy 2001–2015. Canberra: AIHW; 2017.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017, Trends in Indigenous mortality and life expectancy 2001–2015, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report examines Indigenous mortality and life expectancy during the period 2001 to 2015, based on evidence from the Enhanced Mortality Database. The study observed increases in life expectancy during the study period for both Indigenous males and females across most jurisdictions. Life expectancy however increased faster among non-Indigenous than among Indigenous males and females. As a result, there was little change in the life expectancy gap.
Life expectancy at birth increased for both Indigenous males and females across most jurisdictions
The early death of Indigenous males under 50 contributed 44% of the Indigenous life expectancy gap
The early death of Indigenous females before age 50 contributed 30% of the Indigenous life expectancy gap
During the study period, age-standardised death rates declined for both Indigenous males and females
Trends in Indigenous mortality and life expectancy 2001–2015