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In 2011, there were 17,600 births registered in Australia where at least one parent identified themselves as being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin on the birth registration statement. This was 9% higher than in 2010 (16,100 births) and accounted for 6% of all births registered in 201

The states with the highest number of registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander births were New South Wales (5,600 births) and Queensland (5,300 births), followed by Western Australia and the Northern Territory (2,500 and 1,500 births respectively).

The median age of mothers who registered an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander birth in 2011 was 24.8 years, almost 6 years lower than the median age of all mothers in Australia (30.6 years). Similarly, the median age of fathers was 27.6 years compared with 33.0 years for all fathers in Australia.

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Young indigenous Australians are worrying everyone with their attitudes and behaviors. Many are uneducated which leads to poor decisions. Unsafe sex is a main issue. The high teenage fertility rate among Indigenous women of 69 per 1000 is more than four times the rate among all Australian teenage women;20.2% of pregnant women seen at the Mums and Babies section of Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Services are teenagers.9Indigenous young people are considered a priority group for sexually transmitted infection (STI) strategies10 and teenage pregnancy programs,11 and have lower rates of contraceptive use than non-Indigenous young people.12 Indigenous adolescents deal with youth transitions and sexual maturation in a society that is often hostile,13 facing socioeconomic and educational disadvantage while working through tasks integral to forming their Indigenous cultural identity.14 Relations between males and females, and family and cultural norms for sexual behaviour may be different in Indigenous communities compared with non-Indigenous communities, and a pattern of earlier transitions and parenthood may be encouraged.15

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Indigenous Australians are twice as likely to report their health as poor/fair and 1.5 more likely to have a disability or long term health condition.

The life expectancy of indigenous Australians is difficult to quantify accurately. Indigenous deaths are poorly identified and the official figures for the size of the population at risk include large adjustment factors. Two estimates of indigenous life expectancy in 2008 differed from white Australians by as much as 5 years.

In some regions the median age at death was identified in 1973 to be as much as 25 years before an average white Australian.

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Approximately 14% of indigenous households in Australia were overcrowded

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The social determinants of health include if a person:

is working

feels safe in their community (no discrimination)

has a good education

has enough money

feels connected to friends and family.

Social determinants that are particularly important to many Indigenous people are:

their connection to land

the historical past that took people from their traditional lands and away from their families.

If a person feels safe, has a job that earns enough money, and feels connected to their family and friends, they will generally be healthier. Indigenous people are generally worse off than non-Indigenous people when it comes to the social determinants of health.

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Important factors that influence indigenous health are ;

- general housing characteristics.

- overcrowded houses.

- high housing cost related to low income.

- in adequate sanitation and water supply.

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Biological determinant

Body weight -

60% of indigenous people aged 15 years or older

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Australia’s national statistical agency providing trusted official statistics on a wide range of economic, social, population and environmental matters.

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The results from NATSIHS reveal that 6.4% of indigenous males and 7.7% of indigenous women reported having hypertension as a long term condition. This is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

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Age distribution of deaths among indigenous and non indigenous people

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Physical environment:

Housing -

Major factor affecting the health of the indigenous

Many live in housing that do not satisfy basic requirements of shelter, safe drinking,

Water, and adequate sewerage.

Overcrowding can lead to infectious diseases that can spread and higher rates of smoking

and hazardous drinking

All associated with poor mental health.

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For indigenous females the prominent causes of death

Are circulatory disease (24%), endocrine, metabolic and nutritional

disorders (18%) and digestive diseases (10%

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In 2010 the leading causes were

. Diseases of the circulatory system

. External causes of morbidity and mortality (accidents, international self had and assault

.Neoplasm (cancer)

. Injury and poisoning rates are particularly high.

This was higher than non indegenous

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Indigenous males prominent causes of death are ; circulatory disease, (26%) external causes (20%)

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Sixty- six per cent of indigenous Australians who died in 2008 were younger than 65

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Indigenous population accounts for 3 percent of our population, which equates to more than 670,000 people

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Indigenous people die 11 years younger

than non indigenous people

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Indigenous people are more likely to suffer from disability and reduced

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Indigenous people are more likely to suffer from disability

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Indigenous people are more likely to suffer from

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Summary of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health - Health Facts - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

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The Summary is free to download and provides up-to-date information about the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Summary is written in easy to understand language and updated every year.