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Timing impact assessment for COAG Closing the Gap targets: child mortality
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Topic: First Nations people
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2014) Timing impact assessment for COAG Closing the Gap targets: child mortality, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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This report outlines the main drivers impacting on the COAG target to halve the gap in child mortality within a decade. These include low birthweight, maternal health and behaviours (smoking and alcohol use during pregnancy) and inadequate or infrequent antenatal care. The report examines interventions that have been shown to be effective in reducing Indigenous child mortality; the time lags between program implementation and expected reductions in child mortality and its risk factors; and data availability to measure outcomes achieved.
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-575-0
- Cat. no: IHW 124
- Pages: 102
Findings from this report:
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Mortality rates for Indigenous children aged under 5 have declined over the past decade
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Significant decline in deaths from sudden infant death syndrome
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External causes (injury and poisoning) account for just over one half of all deaths of Indigenous children aged 1-4
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Risk factors include low birthweight, pre-term births, maternal health, and access to health services