Key facts
|
Number of Indigenous Australians with condition in 2004-05(a) |
Deaths(b) |
| All cardiovascular diseases |
55,900 |
638 |
| Coronary heart disease |
5,800 |
311 |
| Cerebrovascular disease (including stroke) |
1,400 |
124 |
| Heart failure and cardiomyopathy |
4,500 |
48 |
| High blood pressure |
33,600 |
n.a |
| Peripheral vascular disease |
n.a |
13 |
| Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease |
3,500 |
22 |
Notes:
(a) ABS 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey
(b) Includes Indigenous deaths for New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Northern Territory only. Underlying cause of death only.
Did you know?
Cardiovascular disease in Indigenous Australians is 30% more common than in non-Indigenous Australians.
Coronary heart disease in Indigenous Australians is twice as common as in non-Indigenous Australians.
Deaths from cardiovascular disease in Indigenous Australians were over 2 times as high as in non-Indigenous Australians in 2007.
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease are more common among Indigenous Australians than in non-Indigenous Australians: diabetes is 4 times as common, smoking daily and obesity are twice as common.
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