Limited progress in closing the mortality gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians of the Northern Territory

Limited progress in closing the mortality gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians of the Northern Territory

Abstract Objectives: To assess whether progress is being made towards reducing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inequality in life expectancy and under‐five mortality in the Northern Territory. Methods: Life tables for five‐year periods from 1966–71 to 2011–16 were calculated using standard abr...

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Main Authors: Tom Wilson, Yuejen Zhao, John Condon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
life expectancy
Northern Territory
mortality
Closing the Gap
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12921

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