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Long -Term Health Conditions
Summary of Long Term Health Conditions
The table below shows the proportions of the Indigenous and non-Indigenous population who reported a long term health condition in the 2004-2005 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (cat. no. 4715.0).
For every selected long term condition, there was a higher proportion of Indigenous population reporting it, compared to the non-Indigenous population. For example, Indigenous people were 3.4 times more likely to have diabetes/high sugar levels than non-Indigenous people, and 10 times more likely to report kidney disease.
The rate ratios are calculated by dividing the proportion of Indigenous people with a particular characteristic by the proportion of non-Indigenous people with the same characteristic.
Summary of Health Conditions, by Indigenous status, 2004–05
| Long term conditions (b) | Indigenous % | Non-Indigenous % | Rate Ratio (a) |
| Asthma | 16 | 10 | 1.6 |
| Diabetes/high sugar levels | 12 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Heart and circulatory problems/diseases | 22 | 17 | 1.3 |
| Kidney disease | 3 | 0.3 | 10 |
(a) See glossary for information on Rate Ratios.
(b) Persons age 15 years and over.
Source: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, Australia, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4715.0) |
Rate of Selected Health Conditions, by Indigenous status (a), 2004–05
(a) Persons aged 15 years and over.
Source: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, Australia, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4715.0) |
Further Information: See National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, Australia, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4715.0)
Asthma
Diabetes
Kidney Disease
Heart and Circulatory Disease
Summary of Health Conditions
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