BIRTH AND DEATH RATES
The indirect standardised death rate fell from 11.9 deaths per 1000 population in 2002 to 10.9 deaths per 1000 population in 2006. Of the 932 deaths in the Northern Territory (NT) in 2006, 49% were Indigenous persons. Of the 3696 births in the NT in 2006, 42% were Indigenous persons.
In 2006, the highest indirect standardised death rate was observed in Bathurst-Melville (34.6 deaths per 1000 population), with the lowest rate in Litchfield Shire (6.7 deaths per 1000 population). The highest fertility rate was observed in the SSD of Daly (3.2 births per 1000 female population). The lowest birth rate was in Darwin City (1.9 births per 1000 female population).
Birth and Death Rates: Northern Territory
- 2002 to 2006
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