3302.0 - Deaths, Australia, 2008 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 25/11/2009   
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INFANT MORTALITY RATE

Table 3.8 presents infant mortality rates, calculated as the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births registered during a specific period. Rates for Indigenous Australians are around twice the rates for all Australians.

3.8 Infant mortality rates (a)(b), Indigenous status(c) - 2003-2008
NSW
Qld
SA
WA
NT
Indigenous
Male
2003-2005
8.8
14.6
7.1
13.9
21.2
2004-2006
7.9
14.5
8.2
13.0
21.0
2005-2007
10.0
11.0
10.2
10.6
19.1
2006-2008
8.3
8.4
6.8
11.5
15.1
Female
2003-2005
7.9
6.9
8.3
11.6
9.5
2004-2006
7.0
7.6
4.9
10.7
12.1
2005-2007
7.7
7.2
7.4
9.8
12.1
2006-2008
7.1
7.4
5.9
8.8
11.9
Persons
2003-2005
8.4
10.9
7.7
12.8
15.6
2004-2006
7.5
11.1
6.7
11.9
16.7
2005-2007
8.9
9.1
8.9
10.2
15.7
2006-2008
7.7
7.9
6.4
10.1
13.6
All persons
Persons
2003-2005
4.7
5.0
4.0
4.2
9.5
2004-2006
4.8
5.2
3.8
4.5
9.7
2005-2007
4.7
5.1
4.3
3.9
9.0
2006-2008
4.5
5.1
3.5
3.5
7.8
(a) Infant deaths per 1,000 live births. The volatility in infant mortality rates is partially due to the relatively small number of infant deaths registered.
(b) Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory are excluded due to small numbers of registered Indigenous deaths.
(c) Deaths for whom Indigenous status was not stated are excluded. As a result, Indigenous infant mortality rates may be underestimated.








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