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Report
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Injury of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people due to transport: 2005-06 to 2009-10
Publisher
Public health
Aboriginal people (Australia)
Disability
First Peoples health
Australia
Description
This report looks at death and serious injury of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia due to transport accidents in the five-year period 2005-06 to 2009-10. Land transport accidents accounted for 26% of all fatal injury cases and 9% of all serious injury cases for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The age-standardised rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was 2.8 times the rate for Other Australians for fatal cases, and 1.3 times the rate for Other Australians for serious injuries.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2013
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
29 Jul 2013
