Status Report

• Foreword
• Summary
• Adult Health
  • Life Expectancy
  • Life Expectancy: International comparisons
  • Life Expectancy: Interstate comparisons
  • Sources of excess mortality
• Hospital Morbidity
• Child Health
  • Perinatal Mortality
  • Infant Mortality
  • Risk factors for perinatal mortality
  • Immunisation
  • Growth and nutrition
• Risk Factors, Housing, Education, Employment
  • Smoking
  • Relative weight
  • Alcohol
  • Breastfeeding
  • Attitudes to health
  • Housing
  • Education
  • Employment
• Variations in Queensland and Programs
• Other relevant action
• Appendix
• Attachments
  • Attachment 1
  • Attachment 2
  • Attachment 3
  • Attachment 4
  • Attachment 5
  • Attachment 6
  • Attachment 7
  • Attachment 8
  • Attachment 9
  • Attachment 10
  • Attachment 11
  • Attachment 12
• Home

Health of Queensland's Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Status Report

Queensland Health aims to help people to better health and well-being. The ultimate goal is for the people of Queensland to have a level of health equal to the best in the world. In order to achieve this, inequalities in health in the population need to be identified and addressed.

This information paper presents a brief overview of the current health status of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.