Aboriginal health stats - 5 views
started by sharron thomas on 28 Mar 12
started by sharron thomas on 28 Mar 12
started by sharron thomas on 28 Mar 12
started by sharron thomas on 28 Mar 12
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2..3 Aboriginal infant mortality rate compared to other Australians. 80% die under the age of one. 3 Aboriginal death rate compared to the total Australian population. 1.95 Rate at which Aboriginal people are hospitalised compared to non-Indigenous people. 125 Number of Indigenous doctors practicing in Australia, compared to 60,000 non-Aboriginal doctors [13]. 44% Percentage of adult (15-plus) Aboriginal people reporting 'excellent' or 'very good' health in 2008, unchanged from 2002 [20]. 76% Percentage of Indigenous infants (aged 0-3 years) who were breast-fed in 2008 [20]. 36 Times sexually transmitted Gonorrhoea is more prevalent in Indigenous communities than in other communities [17]. 30 Times Aboriginal children are more likely to suffer from anaemia and malnutrition due to iron deficiencies [16]. 7..12 Times 25-34 year-old Aboriginal Australians are more likely to die from heart disease than non-Aboriginal Australians [11]. 25% Percentage of Aboriginal people who reported having used an illicit substance in the last 12 months (stable rate between 2002 and 2008) [9]. 1.6 Times Aboriginal people are more likely to have recently used cannabis than non-Aboriginal people [6]. 0.8% Percentage of the overall Federal health expenditure in 2009 which was spent on Aboriginal health [24].
30% Percentage of adults in Aboriginal communities suffering from type-2 diabetes [3]. 13% Number of Indigenous homes having functioning water, waste, cooking and cleaning facilities (of 4,000 Indigenous homes surveyed during 1998-1999 in the Northern Territory). 6.5 Times an Indigenous youth aged 15 to 24 is more likely to have sexually transmitted infections [1]. 12.4% Percentage of Aboriginal people aged over 45 years with dementia. Same rate for non-Aboriginal people: 2.6% [14]. 60% Percentage Aboriginal people are more likely to die from all cancer types than non-Indigenous people [8]. Cancer is the second leading cause of death for Aboriginal people. 6 Times sexually transmitted Chlamydia is more prevalent in Indigenous communities than in other communities [17]. 10 Times Aboriginal people living in remote communities are more likely to develop dementia than people living in countries such as Africa, India or Indonesia [15]. 5% Percentage of clients of disability services in 2008/9 who were Aboriginal. Same figure for the NT: 50% [7]. 83% Percentage of Aboriginal children in the NT who had some decayed, missing or filled teeth. Average waiting time between referral and receipt of service: just over 14 months [12]. "
Australia is the only place on the planet where Indigenous health and wellbeing are going backwards.
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