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Changing mortality patterns in Kimberley Aborigines
M Gracey1, W Sun2, P Somerford2
1Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Internal Medicine Journal
|May 27, 2015
Summary
Aboriginal Australians in north-west Australia experience significantly higher mortality rates than non-Aboriginal people. Excess deaths were primarily due to circulatory diseases, injury, and neoplasms.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Indigenous Health
Background:
- Official death records from 2002-2011 in north-west Australia.
- Focus on mortality differences between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate causes of death across major categories for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal individuals.
- To quantify mortality rate ratios between these groups.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional analysis of Death Registration data.
- Calculated mortality rate ratios (Aboriginal vs. non-Aboriginal) using International Classification of Disease (ICD)-10 categories.
- Study conducted in the West Kimberley Health District.
Main Results:
- Aboriginal individuals exhibited substantially higher death rates compared to non-Aboriginal individuals, exceeding tenfold in certain categories.
- Excess deaths were predominantly linked to circulatory diseases, injury/poisoning, neoplasms, diabetes, respiratory, and genitourinary conditions.
Conclusions:
- The study highlights a severe mortality burden among West Kimberley Aboriginal people.
- Significant disparities in mortality patterns exist between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations in the region.
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