%T The health of Australia's males: a focus on five population groups




%I Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
%D 2012

%K Public health, %K Wellbeing, %K Gender differences, %K First Peoples health, %K Illness, %K Alcohol, %K Diabetes



%U https://apo.org.au/node/29830

%X This report examines the distinct health profiles of five male population groups, characterised by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status, remoteness, socioeconomic disadvantage, region of birth, and age.

Key findings
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males generally  experience poorer health than the overall population, highlighted by a  life expectancy of 67 years (11.5 years less than that for  non-Indigenous males). Factors that contribute to this poorer health  status include:
%9 Report