Deaths in First Nations peoples compared to other Australians between 2015 and 2019 (AIHW)
The age-standardised mortality rate due to asthma among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was 2.5 times as high as among other Australians in 2015-2019 (3.7 compared with 1.5 per 100,000 population over the 2015-2019 period). By gender, it was 2.7 vs 1.1 per 1,000 (2.5 times higher) in males, and 4.4 vs 1.8 per 1,000 (2.4 times higher) in females.
Note: the deaths were reported in NSW, QLD, WA, SA and NT only as these jurisdictions had adequate levels of Indigenous identification in mortality data.
Categories:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, Deaths
Entry Date:
14/02/2023
Source 1 Name:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Performance Framework. 1.04 Respiratory disease. Table D1.04.01.
Source 1 URL:
https://www.indigenoushpf.gov.au/measures/1-04-respiratory-disease/data#DataTablesAndResources