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The health of Indigenous Western Australians: this review of the health of Indigenous people in Western Australia provides a summary of recent information that has been compiled by the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet from a range of sources. The state specific content highlights significant health issues for Indigenous Australians in WA and compares health indicators for the Indigenous population with the non-Indigenous population. The review is organised into the following sub-sections:

Introduction Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Population structure Births and pregnancy outcome Age of mothers Total fertility rates Birthweights Mortality Standardised death rates Expectation of life Age at death Infant mortality Causes of death Hospitalisation Separation rates Age-specific separation rates Causes of hospitalisation

Selected health conditions Cardiovascular disease Cancer Diabetes Mental health Renal disease Injury Respiratory disease Communicable diseases Tuberculosis Hepatitis Pneumococcal disease Meningococcal disease Sexually transmitted infections HIV/AIDS Gastroenteritis Eye health Ear conditions Oral health Health risk factors

Other WA reviews: The ‘Other reviews’ section provides links to documents, produced by a range of organisations, of relevance to WA Indigenous health (view other reviews).

 

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