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Table 1 Estimated aboriginal mortality and life expectancy at birth, males and females, Aboriginal Medical Service Redfern, 1995-2009

From: Mortality in an Aboriginal Medical Service (Redfern) cohort

Period

Males

Females

MORTALITY

 

Deaths

Mortality per 1,000

95% CI

Deaths

Mortality per 1,000

95% CI

1995-99

190

10.5

9.0-12.3

109

9.1

7.4-10.9

2000-04

208

11.9

10.4-13.6

137

8.3

7.1-9.7

2005-09

218

8.6

7.6-9.8

162

7.7

6.7-8.8

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH

 

Person years

Life Expectancy (yrs)

95% CI

Person years

Life Expectancy (yrs)

95% CI

1995-99

27,188

64.4

62.6-66.1

32,436

69.6

68.0-71.2

2000-04

33,382

65.6

64.1-67.1

39,866

71.1

69.9-72.4

2005-09

38,849

67.6

65.9-69.2

46,082

71.4

70.0-72.8

  1. Rate per 1,000 person years, directly age-standardised to the Australian Estimated Resident Population for 30 June 2001 population, based on the 2001 Census of Population and Housing[10].