Aboriginal life expectancy
<dl><dt>20</dt><dd>Number of years Indigenous Australian people die earlier than their fellow Australians from diseases, such as renal failure, heart disease, diabetes and many other health problems.</dd><dt>87.7</dt><dd>Projected life expectancy for men at birth in 2050.</dd></dl>
<dl><dt>53</dt><dd>Median age of Indigenous people at death, 25 years less than for the Australian population as a whole. In some regions the median age at death is as low as 47 years.</dd><dt>90.5</dt><dd>Projected life expectancy for women at birth in 2050.</dd></dl>
Aboriginal people can expect to live up to twenty years less than non-Indigenous Australians. Indigenous life expectancy is so low because Aboriginal health standards in Australia are now so bad that 45% of Aboriginal men and 34% of women die before the age of 45. 71% die before they reach the age of 65.
According to the United Nations, the quality of life of Aboriginal people is the second worst of the planet—only China rates worse.
<dl><dt>20</dt><dd>Number of years Indigenous Australian people die earlier than their fellow Australians from diseases, such as renal failure, heart disease, diabetes and many other health problems.</dd><dt>87.7</dt><dd>Projected life expectancy for men at birth in 2050.</dd></dl>
<dl><dt>53</dt><dd>Median age of Indigenous people at death, 25 years less than for the Australian population as a whole. In some regions the median age at death is as low as 47 years.</dd><dt>90.5</dt><dd>Projected life expectancy for women at birth in 2050.</dd></dl>
Aboriginal people can expect to live up to twenty years less than non-Indigenous Australians. Indigenous life expectancy is so low because Aboriginal health standards in Australia are now so bad that 45% of Aboriginal men and 34% of women die before the age of 45. 71% die before they reach the age of 65.
According to the United Nations, the quality of life of Aboriginal people is the second worst of the planet—only China rates worse.
I always say that when we lose an old person, we lose a library… language and culture. —Lola Forester, Aboriginal radio presenter [7]
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