Life expectancy for Indigenous people is improving, but closing the gap remains unacceptably slow

Ian T Ring; Kalinda Griffiths

doi:10.5694/mja2.51606

Life expectancy for Indigenous people is improving, but closing the gap remains unacceptably slow

Med J Aust. 2022 Jul 4;217(1):26-27. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51606. Epub 2022 Jun 9.

Authors

Ian T Ring¹, Kalinda Griffiths^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ James Cook University, Townsville, QLD.
² Centre for Big Data Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
³ Centre For Health Equity, the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.

PMID: 35686308
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51606

No abstract available

Keywords: Cultural competency; Indigenous health; Population policy; Prevention and control; Preventive medicine; Primary care; Public health; Smoking; Social determinants of health.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Health Services, Indigenous*
Humans
Indigenous Peoples*
Life Expectancy
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander