Worst in the world for indigenous health
Joel Gibson
May 1, 2007
THE health of Aborigines lags almost 100 years behind other Australians and they are the sickest indigenous people of all the wealthy nations, a report by the World Health Organisation says.
The report into indigenous health worldwide found Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders had significantly worse results than non-indigenous people on every health indicator, resulting in an average life expectancy 17 years below that of white Australians and an average age of death of just 33 for Aboriginal males in some parts of NSW.
To read the full article from the Sydney Morning Herald, click on:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/worst-for-indigenous-health/2007/04/30/1177788058906.html
May 1, 2007
THE health of Aborigines lags almost 100 years behind other Australians and they are the sickest indigenous people of all the wealthy nations, a report by the World Health Organisation says.
The report into indigenous health worldwide found Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders had significantly worse results than non-indigenous people on every health indicator, resulting in an average life expectancy 17 years below that of white Australians and an average age of death of just 33 for Aboriginal males in some parts of NSW.
To read the full article from the Sydney Morning Herald, click on:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/worst-for-indigenous-health/2007/04/30/1177788058906.html
posted by Pax Christi @ Tuesday, May 01, 2007
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