Wellbeing And Mortality In Australia

The difference of wellbeing and mortality between Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous is very significant. Since birth, the life expectation of Indigenous Australians are 10 years lower in male and 9.5 years in female than other Australians (ABC News, 2016). Moreover, there are some chronic diseases affecting this low mortality. According to Australian Institute Health and Welfare (2017), the common causes of Indigenous deaths for the period 2008–2012 are; Circulatory diseases (26%), cancer (20%), external causes (15%), endocrine, metabolic and nutritional disorders (9%), respiratory diseases (8%) and digestive diseases (6%) followed by other chronic diseases. Based on that fact, the cause of death of the Indigenous Australians are preventable