HLTH1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: List Of Sovereign States By Suicide Rate, Transgenerational Trauma, Terra Nullius
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In 2016 the median age (where half the population is older and half the population is younger) for aboriginal and torres strait islander people was 23 years and for non . In 2016, 53% aboriginal and torres strait islander people were under the age of 25 years while 31% non. The difference is also noticeable in over 65"s where 4. 8% of aboriginal and torres strait islander people were aged 65 years and over, which was considerably smaller than 16% for non indigenous people. 17 year life difference between aboriginal people and non-aboriginal people when close the gap started. Oxfam bulled the government into making a difference. Oxfam (close the gap) and government reports (closing the gap) tend not to match. The aboriginal and torres strait islander burden of disease is 2. 3 times greater than the non-indigenous burden. Estimated health expenditure in 2013-14 for indigenous australians was per person compared with for non-indigenous australia"s - 38% as high.
