1. ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet1 Overview of Australian Indigenous health status 2011 Tables and figures

2. 2 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Estimated Indigenous population, by jurisdiction, Australia, 30 June 2011 Source: ABS, 2009, ABS, 2008 JurisdictionIndigenous population Proportion of Australian Indigenous population (%) Proportion of jurisdiction population (%) NSW168,77329.32.3 Vic37,6476.50.7 Qld164,88328.63.6 WA77,69413.53.4 SA31,0405.41.9 Tas20,5803.64.0 ACT4,8250.81.3 NT69,85512.130.3 Australia575,552100.02.6

3. 3 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Population pyramid of Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, 2011 Source: Derived from ABS, 2009, ABS, 2011

4. 4 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Age-specific fertility rates, by Indigenous status of mother, selected jurisdictions, Australia, 2010 Source: ABS, 2011 Status of mother / age-group (years) Jurisdiction NSWVicQldWASANTAustralia Indigenous mothers 15-19563995104769176 20-2412697183163 142149 25-29112116163142139113132 30-348797123991028198 35-3947505346583647 40-441115 148912 All mothers 15-191392419154816 20-2449377159549353 25-299789111109108105100 30-34123125122124122102123 35-3973756365626070 40-4416 131412 15

5. 5 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Total fertility rates, by Indigenous status of mother, selected jurisdictions, Australia, 2010 Source: ABS, 2011 Status of mother Jurisdiction NSWVicQldWASANTAustralia Indigenous 2,195 2,066 3,167 2,844 2,724 2,360 2,575 All mothers 1,865 1,754 2,029 1,959 1,874 2,105 1,886

6. 6 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Mean birthweights and percentage of low birthweight for babies born to Indigenous and non-Indigenous mothers, selected jurisdictions, Australia, 2008 Source: Derived from Laws, Li and Sullivan, 2010 NSWVicQldWASANTAustralia Indigenous mothers Mean birthweight3,2413,1843,2323,1133,1163,1563,196 % low birthweight 10.914.210.414.816.3 13.712.3 Non-Indigenous mothers Mean birthweight 3,387 3,377 3,397 3,370 3,368 3,407 3,385 % low birthweight5.76.1 5.76.14.75.9

7. 7 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Jurisdiction Indigenous rate Non-Indigenous rate Rate ratio NSW9476151.5 Qld1,0636091.7 WA1,6735802.9 SA1,0236151.7 NT1,5826792.3 NSW, Qld, WA, SA and the NT1,1846091.9 Australia1,1026071.8 Age-standardised death rates, by Indigenous status, and Indigenous:non- Indigenous rate ratios, selected jurisdictions, Australia, 2004-2008 Source: AIHW, 2011

8. 8 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview PopulationMalesFemales Indigenous Australia67.272.9 NSW69.975.0 Qld68.373.6 WA65.070.4 NT61.569.2 Total population Australia78.782.6 Expectation of life at birth in years for Indigenous people and the total population, by sex, selected jurisdictions, Australia, 2005-2007 Source: ABS, 2009

9. 9 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Age-group (years) IndigenousNon-IndigenousRate ratio MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales NSW 076541.6 1–4323720171.62.2 5–14149.61171.3 15–24842250211.71.1 25–341679276312.23.0 35–44381202126663.0 45–548134052811702.92.4 55–641,5181,0526593942.32.7 65+4,7414,2734,2193,7351.1 Qld 0107541.8 1–4565825202.23.0 5–1422161191.91.8 15–241237659252.13.1 25–3426012587343.03.7 35–44499321128673.94.8 45–549566242711583.53.9 55–641,8191,3976423762.83.7 65+6,3355,0254,0493,5631.61.4 Age-specific death rates, by Indigenous status and sex, and Indigenous:non- Indigenous rate ratios, NSW, Qld, SA and the NT, 2006-2010 Source: ABS, 2011

10. 10 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Age-group (years) IndigenousNon-IndigenousRate ratio MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales SA 0 66431.71.8 1–4 07725170.04.6 5–14 1123781.63.1 15–24 1569856212.84.7 25–34 32620391353.65.8 35–44 690486146824.76.0 45–54 1,2588842921904.34.7 55–64 2,1241,6626764033.14.1 65+ 4,1484,1744,4063,9270.91.1 NT 0 1412443.73.2 1–4 855424103.65.3 5–14 47382472.05.9 15–24 292120108342.73.5 25–34 50623892325.57.5 35–44 1,061604160526.611.6 45–54 1,7161,2103591524.88.0 55–64 3,0001,9527873143.86.2 65+ 6,9495,7103,5532,6762.02.1 Age-specific death rates, by Indigenous status and sex, and Indigenous:non- Indigenous rate ratios, NSW, Qld, SA and the NT, 2006-2010 Source: ABS, 2011

11. 11 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Jurisdiction IndigenousNon-IndigenousRate ratio MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales NSW5.94.44.63.51.3 Qld10.07.45.44.01.9 SA4.25.13.83.01.11.7 NT12.410.44.23.23.03.3 Infant mortality rates, by Indigenous status and sex, and Indigenous:non- Indigenous rate ratios, NSW, Qld, SA and the NT, 2008-2010 Source: Derived from ABS, 2011

12. 12 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Cause of death Rate Rate ratio IndigenousNon-Indigenous Cardiovascular disease5432132.5 Neoplasms (cancer)2681811.5 Respiratory diseases152513.0 Endocrine, metabolic and nutritional disorders (including diabetes)135226.3 Digestive diseases96204.7 Injury95372.6 Kidney diseases56115.1 Nervous system diseases37231.6 Infectious and parasitic diseases2993.2 Conditions originating in the perinatal period6.12.82.1 Other causes97412.3 All causes14986112.5 Standardised death rates, by Indigenous status and cause, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous rate ratios, NSW, Qld, WA, SA and the NT, 2004-2008 Source: Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2011

13. 13 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Indigenous statusConfinementsMaternal deathsMaternal mortality ratio Indigenous27,901 Direct and indirect maternal deaths 621.5 Direct maternal deaths 27.2 Non-Indigenous745,347 Direct and indirect maternal deaths 597.9 Direct maternal deaths 273.6 Numbers of confinements and maternal deaths, and maternal mortality ratios, by Indigenous status, Australia, 2003-2005 Source: Derived from Sullivan, Hall, King, 2008

14. 14 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview JurisdictionIndigenous rateNon-Indigenous rateRate ratio NSW3561472.4 Qld4631483.1 WA6881365.1 SA5431493.6 NT7722013.8 All jurisdictions5071463.5 Age-standardised rates of avoidable deaths, by Indigenous status and jurisdiction, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous rate ratios, persons aged 0- 74 years, NSW, Qld, WA, SA and the NT, 2004-2008 Source: AIHW, 2011

15. 15 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Jurisdiction IndigenousNon-Indigenous Rate ratio NumberRateNumberRate NSW 61,0295382,446,7883321.6 Vic 15,176621 2,295,2634061.5 Qld 77,2978001,690,6263862.1 WA 61,6021,314825,6073753.5 SA 20,4731,057632,5973612.9 NT 69,4311,66430,2592117.9 All jurisdictions 305,0088987,921,1443692.4 Numbers of hospital separations and age-standardised separation rates, by Indigenous status and jurisdiction, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous rate ratios, NSW, Vic, Qld, WA, SA and the NT, 2009-10 Source: AIHW, 2011

16. 16 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Age- group (years) MalesFemales Indigenous rateNon-Indigenous rateRate ratioIndigenous rateNon-Indigenous rateRate ratio 0-43492471.42771891.5 5-91241001.291781.2 10-1497841.290701.3 15-191271261.02691741.5 20-241901261.54882501.9 25-292301321.75223171.6 30-343681542.46493851.7 35-396501903.46403571.8 40-448532243.88693072.8 45-4910892744.011733103.8 50-5413353573.714883694.0 55-5917014743.618844334.4 60-6419086423.024245344.5 65+191711801.617489191.9 Age-specific hospital separation rates, by sex and Indigenous status, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous rate ratios, NSW, Vic, Qld, WA, SA and the NT, 2009-10 Source: Derived from AIHW, 2011, ABS, 2009, ABS, 2010

17. 17 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Principal diagnosisNumber of separations Proportion of separations (excl dialysis) (%) Ratio Injury39,57413.01.9 Pregnancy-related38,31712.61.4 Respiratory diseases31,63210.42.6 Digestive diseases27,5289.10.9 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings22,8737.51.4 Mental and behavioural disorders21,7787.21.8 Circulatory diseases16,5305.51.6 Genitourinary diseases12,8794.21.1 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue12,1034.02.3 Endocrine (including diabetes)10,5923.53.0 Infectious/parasitic diseases10,4503.42.2 Other 59,39519.6--- All causes, excluding dialysis303,651100.01.3 Numbers and proportions of hospital separations for leading causes of Indigenous separations (excluding dialysis), and Indigenous:non- Indigenous ratios, NSW, Vic, Qld, WA, SA and the NT, July 2006 – June 2008 Source: Derived from AIHW, 2011

18. 18 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Cancer MalesFemales IndigenousNon-IndigenousRatioIndigenousNon-IndigenousRatio Lung91611.544281.6 Breast---851150.7 Prostate561410.4--- Colorectal40760.537520.7 Lymphoma43590.722390.6 Unknown primary site31191.727141.9 Mouth and throat26112.211 1.1 Liver and gallbladder21102.11452.6 Pancreas16111.51291.4 Oesophagus1782.0431.3 Cervix---1772.4 Age-standardised incidence rates for selected cancers, by sex and Indigenous status, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous rate ratios, NSW, Vic, Qld, WA, SA and the NT, 2000-2004 Source: ABS and AIHW, 2008

19. 19 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Age-group (years) Proportions of Indigenous people (%) Proportions of non- Indigenous people (%) Ratio 15-241.00.51.9 25-344.30.66.8 35-4410.02.05.1 45-5420.74.05.2 55+32.111.62.8 Proportions of people reporting diabetes/high sugar levels as a long-term health condition, by Indigenous status, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous ratios, Australia, 2004-2005 Source: ABS, 2006

20. 20 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Type of stressor Indigenous status / year Proportion of Indigenous people (%) Proportion of total population (%) 20082010 Death of a family member or close friend4023 Serious illness or disability3330 Not able to get a job2315 Alcohol-related problems218 Mental illness1713 Pregnancy17-- Drug-related problems15-- Trouble with the police154 You, a family member or friend spent time in jail13-- Overcrowding at home13-- Treated badly/discrimination10-- Total reporting stressor(s)7962 Proportions of stressors reported in the previous 12 months, by Indigenous status, year and stressor type, Australia, 2008 and 2010 Source: AIHW, 2011 and ABS, 2011

21. 21 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Jurisdiction IndigenousNon-IndigenousRate ratio MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales NSW17n.p.1241.4n.p Qld39121742.32.6 WA51151753.13.3 SA60n.p.1853.4n.p. NT65n.p.20n.p.3.2n.p. All jurisdictions39101542.62.4 Age-standardised death rates for intentional self-harm, by Indigenous status and sex, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous rate ratios, NSW, Qld, WA, SA and the NT, 2005-2009 Source: Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2011

22. 22 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Age-group (years)IndigenousNon-IndigenousRate ratio Under 251444.1 25-3441133.3 35-4430142.1 45 and over10120.8 All ages24102.5 Death rates for intentional self-harm, by Indigenous status and age- group, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous rate ratios, NSW, Qld, WA, SA and the NT, 2005-2009 Source: Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2011

23. 23 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Jurisdiction IndigenousNon-Indigenous Rate ratio NumberRateNumberRate NSW802832,200982.9 Vic194151,6011014.1 Qld1676371,3181066.0 WA1561,1946059712.4 SA448765031078.2 NT2011,594368918.0 Australia6759606574979.9 Numbers of notifications and age-standardised notification rates for end- stage renal disease, by Indigenous status, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous rate ratios, selected jurisdictions, Australia, 2007-2009 Source: Derived from ANZDATA, 2010, ABS, 2008, ABS, 2001, ABS, 2009

24. 24 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Age-group (years) IndigenousNon-Indigenous Rate ratio NumberRateNumberRate 0-14128370.2 15-241237155182.1 25-3448214313365.9 35-441437035075612.6 45-542221,52893210714.3 55-641832,2391,36019011.8 65-74591,6701,6673754.5 75+74381,5573901.1 All ages6759606,574979.9 Numbers of notifications and notification rates of end-stage renal disease, by Indigenous status and age-group, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous rate ratios, Australia, 2007-2009 Source: Derived from ANZDATA, 2010, ABS, 2008, ABS, 2001, ABS, 2009

25. 25 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview MalesFemalesPersons RateRate ratioRateRate ratioRateRate ratio Chronic lower respiratory diseases953.0633.2763.1 Pneumonia and influenza272.1221.8242.0 Other respiratory disease221.2100.9151.1 Total respiratory disease1442.3952.21162.3 Age-standardised death rates for respiratory disease, Indigenous people, by sex and condition, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous rate ratios, NSW, Qld, WA, SA and the NT, 2004-2008 Source: AIHW, 2011

26. 26 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Age-group (years) Proportions of Indigenous people (%) Proportions of non- Indigenous people (%) Ratio 18-242.51.32.0 25-342.81.22.3 35-444.91.72.8 45-548.22.73.1 55-6413.24.82.8 65 or older20.213.41.5 All ages8.44.12.1 Proportions of people aged 18 years or older needing assistance with core activities, by Indigenous status and age-group, Australia, 2006 Source: ABS, AIHW 2008

27. 27 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Age-group (years) Proportions of Indigenous people (%) Proportions of non- Indigenous people (%) Ratio 18-246.33.02.1 25-346.22.42.6 35-446.23.02.1 45-5410.24.12.5 55+17.78.52.1 All ages10.34.72.2 Proportions of persons 18 years or older with profound/core activity restriction, persons, by Indigenous status and age-group, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous ratios, non-remote areas of Australia, 2008 Source: Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2011

28. 28 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview JurisdictionNumberPopulationRate NSW23143,8243.2 Vic430,3292.6 Qld43136,7546.3 WA1170,9453.1 SA927,5786.5 Tas218,3332.2 ACT04,300- NT8060,37326.5 Australia172492,6777.0 Numbers of new cases and crude notification rates of tuberculosis, Indigenous people, by jurisdiction, Australia, 2003-2007 Source: Derived from Li, 2004, Roche, 2006, Roche, 2007, Roche, 2008 and Barry, 2009

29. 29 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview Age-group (years) IndigenousNon-Indigenous Rate ratio NumberRateNumberRate 0-4103.3440.74.5 5-14101.6410.35.2 15-24224.5420.314.5 25-34328.7680.518.0 35-44268.4490.325.3 45-543316.0720.530.6 55-641917.5670.628.4 65+2029.42772.114.1 All ages172 660 14.8 Source: Derived from: Li, 2004, Roche, 2006, Roche, 2007, Roche, 2008 and Barry, 2009 Numbers of new cases and notification rates of tuberculosis, by Indigenous status and age-group, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous rate ratios, Australia, 2003-2007

30. 30 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet ©2012 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet /overview JurisdictionIndigenous rateNon-Indigenous rateRate ratio NSW11.55.52.1 Qld4.04.30.9 WA9.35.41.7 SA17.86.32.8 NSW, Qld, WA, SA and the NT7.85.31.5 Rates of drug induced deaths, persons, by Indigenous status and sex, and Indigenous:non-Indigenous rate ratios, NSW, Qld, WA, SA, and the NT, 2005-2009 Source: Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2011