Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Better Cardiac Care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: fourth national report 2018–19, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 26 March 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Better Cardiac Care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: fourth national report 2018–19. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Better Cardiac Care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: fourth national report 2018–19. AIHW, 2019.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Better Cardiac Care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: fourth national report 2018–19. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Better Cardiac Care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: fourth national report 2018–19, AIHW, Canberra.
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This is the fourth national report on the 21 Better Cardiac Care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with updated data available for 14 measures. The level of access for cardiac-related health services is improving for Indigenous Australians. While the mortality rate from cardiac conditions is falling among the Indigenous population, it is still higher than among non-Indigenous Australians. The incidence of acute rheumatic fever among Indigenous Australians continues to be much higher than in non-Indigenous Australians.
The level of access for cardiac-related health services is improving among Indigenous Australians
Between 1998 and 2017, the mortality rate from cardiac conditions for Indigenous Australians fell by 49%
Mortality rate from cardiac conditions for Indigenous Australians is 1.5 times that for non-Indigenous Australians
Incidence of acute rheumatic fever is much higher among Indigenous Australians than non-Indigenous Australians
7 Oct 2021 - Results reported for Measure 2.3 in the main report, appendix tables and supplementary excel tables have been revised. The changes do not affect the interpretation of the results.
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