Mortality inequalities in Australia 2009–11
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Topic: Social determinants
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2014) Mortality inequalities in Australia 2009–11, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 29 September 2023.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2014). Mortality inequalities in Australia 2009–11. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Mortality inequalities in Australia 2009–11. AIHW, 2014.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Mortality inequalities in Australia 2009–11. Canberra: AIHW; 2014.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2014, Mortality inequalities in Australia 2009–11, AIHW, Canberra.
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Despite relatively high standards of health and health care in Australia, not all Australians fare equally well in terms of their health and longevity. Substantial mortality inequalities exist in the Australian population, in terms of overall mortality, and for most leading causes of death, and these inequalities are long-standing.
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-608-5
- Cat. no: AUS 184
- Pages: 24
Findings from this report:
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Males have a mortality rate that is 1.5 times as high as females
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Indigenous Australians mortality rate was nearly 2 times as high as non-Indigenous Australians
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Remote and Very remote areas had mortality rates that were 1.4 times as high as Major cities
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The lowest socioeconomic group had mortality rates that were 1.3 times as high as the highest socioeconomic group