AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2018) Better Cardiac Care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: third national report 2017, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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This is the third national report on the 21 Better Cardiac Care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with updated data available to report on 14 measures. It shows that while the mortality rate from cardiac conditions is falling among Indigenous Australians, it is still much higher than among non-Indigenous Australians. And while access to cardiac-related health services is improving the incidence and recurrent rates of acute rheumatic fever among Indigenous Australians continue to be much higher than in non-Indigenous Australians.
The level of access for cardiac-related health services is improving among Indigenous Australians
In 2015, Indigenous Australians were 1.5 times as likely as non-Indigenous Australians to die from cardiac conditions
Incidence of acute rheumatic fever was 87 per 100,000 Indigenous Australians and 0.3 per 100,000 other Australians
The mortality rate from cardiovascular disease is higher among Indigenous Australians than non-Indigenous Australians
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