Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2018
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Topic: Burden of disease
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2022) Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2018, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026, doi:10.25816/xd60-4366.
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This report describes the impact of 219 diseases and injuries among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in terms of living with illness (non-fatal burden) and premature death (fatal burden). It finds that:
- the burden rate fell by 15% between 2003 and 2018, driven by a substantial drop in fatal burden
- injuries and chronic diseases (such as mental & substance use disorders, cardiovascular diseases, cancers and musculoskeletal conditions) caused most of the burden in 2018.
- ISSN: 2204-4108
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-951-0
- DOI: 10.25816/xd60-4366
- Cat. no: BOD 32
- Pages: 370
Findings from this report:
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Indigenous Australians lost almost 240,000 years of healthy life due to illness and injury in 2018
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The rate of burden in Indigenous Australians decreased by 15% between 2003 and 2018
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49% of the burden in Indigenous Australians in 2018 was due to potentially modifiable risk factors
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Coronary heart disease was the leading individual disease contributing to burden in Indigenous Australians in 2018