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Better Cardiac Care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: first national report 2015
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Topic: First Nations people
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2015) Better Cardiac Care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: first national report 2015, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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This is the first national report on the 21 Better Cardiac Care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It shows that: the age-standardised death rate due to cardiac conditions for Indigenous people was 1.6 times that for non-Indigenous people; mortality from cardiac conditions for Indigenous Australians decreased by 41% between 1998 and 2012, while access to cardiac care has improved over time.
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-761-7
- Cat. no: IHW 156
- Pages: 86
Findings from this report:
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Mortality rate for cardiac conditions was higher for Indigenous Australians compared with non-Indigenous Australians
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Indigenous Australians had lower rates of in-hospital treatment services compared with non-Indigenous Australians
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Incidence of acute rheumatic fever is 53 per 100,000 Indigenous Australians and 0.2 per 100,000 other Australians
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Over time, mortality from cardiac conditions for Indigenous Australians decreased significantly