Download or read book An Enhanced Mortality Database for Estimating Indigenous Life Expectancy written by and published by AIHW. This book was released on 2012 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation pending.
Download or read book Trends in Indigenous Mortality and Life Expectancy 2001 2015 written by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Enhanced Indigenous Mortality Data Collection an Evaluation of Input Data and Estimated Trends in Indigenous Life Expectancy 2011 2018 written by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Statistical and Computational Issues in Fitting a New Model for Indigenous Life Expectancy written by Lulu Fu and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Australian population experiences the lowest mortality in the world. However, mortality rates for Indigenous Australians are significantly higher than for the non-Indigenous population across all age groups. Consequently, there is a huge gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous life expectancy. The gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous life expectancy is of great concern to the Australian government. In 2008, the Council of Australian Governments set a goal to close the gap by 2031. Although life expectancy plays a crucial role in assessing Indigenous disadvantage, estimation of Indigenous life expectancy is particularly difficult. Both Indigenous death registrations and population estimates are subject to incompleteness and accuracy issues. A main factor causing these issues is difficulties in correctly identifying Indigenous status. This is because a person's Indigenous status could be either misidentified or not identified at all. Many life expectancy estimation methods have been developed to address the accuracy and completeness issues of death registrations. The most well-known methods are the Brass method, the Hill method, the Bhat method and the record linkage method. However, each of the existing methods has some limitations. The Brass method, the Hill method and the Bhat method ignore people with unidentified Indigenous status. In addition, the Brass method and the Hill method do not take into account migration. For the Bhat method, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) discovered that it can produce results that are inconsistent with observed data. The record linkage method is able to incorporate people whose Indigenous status is unknown but it is very complicated to apply. The method requires accurate and confidential data such as name, age, sex and place of usual residence. Such detailed data may not be readily available or the data may lack accuracy. In addition, all these methods rely on reported Indigenous status (either from the individual themselves or from a relative), which could be unreliable or inconsistent. In this thesis, we propose a new mathematical model and explore the possibility to overcome the problems associated with the estimation of Indigenous population life expectancy. The model does not require detailed personal information. It is very flexible and allows the possibility that a person's Indigenous status is wrongly reported or unidentified. However, it is quite computationally demanding to implement. For the purpose of this thesis, we focus on the statistical and computational issues in fitting the model and investigate various strategies to increase the feasibility of actually using the model to produce reliable estimates.
Download or read book Mortality and Life Expectancy of Indigenous Australians written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report provides an overview of current patterns and trends in mortality and life expectancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Circulatory diseases were the leading cause of death of Indigenous Australians for the period 2008-2012 (representing 26% of Indigenous deaths), followed by cancer (20%) and external causes (15%). There have been significant declines in overall Indigenous mortality rates as well as mortality rates from circulatory diseases and respiratory diseases between 2001 and 2012. However, there has been little improvement in Indigenous mortality from other causes such as cancer and external causes over this period."--Publisher abstract.
Download or read book Communities in Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.
Download or read book The Burden of Disease and Injury in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 2003 written by Dr. Theo Vos and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there have been numerous burden of disease studies over the past decade in developed countries, including several in Australia, the framework and tools have never before been applied to measure disease burden in Indigenous populations apart from a pilot study in the Northern Territory, although the need for such evidence to guide policies and programs is clear. Given the uncertain quality of many data sources on Indigenous health, and the lack of comprehensive information about the comparative importance of various diseases and injuries, it has been difficult to appreciate the complete set of priorities for Indigenous health development. This report responds to that need by providing the first ever burden of disease and injury estimates for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of Australia by leading experts in the field. Detailed estimates are provided of the comparative importance of over 170 diseases and injuries for the health of Indigenous Australians, and in doing so, this report fills an important gap in the evidence base for Indigenous Australian health policy.
Download or read book Contraceptive Use and Controlled Fertility written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1989-02-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These four papers supplement the book Contraception and Reproduction: Health Consequences for Women and Children in the Developing World by bringing together data and analyses that would otherwise be difficult to obtain in a single source. The topics addressed are an analysis of the relationship between maternal mortality and changing reproductive patterns; the risks and benefits of contraception; the effects of changing reproductive patterns on infant health; and the psychosocial consequences to women of controlled fertility and contraceptive use.
Download or read book Mortality and Demographic Data written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dementia in Australia written by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and published by AIHW. This book was released on 2012 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides a comprehensive picture of dementia in Australia, illustrated by the latest available data and information on trends over time.
Download or read book An Aging World written by Kevin G. Kinsella and published by Bureau of Census. This book was released on 2001 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides statistical information on the worldwide population of people 65 years old or older.
Download or read book Introduction to Small Area Estimation Techniques written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to small area estimation aims to help users compile more reliable granular or disaggregated data in cost-effective ways. It explains small area estimation techniques with examples of how the easily accessible R analytical platform can be used to implement them, particularly to estimate indicators on poverty, employment, and health outcomes. The guide is intended for staff of national statistics offices and for other development practitioners. It aims to help them to develop and implement targeted socioeconomic policies to ensure that the vulnerable segments of societies are not left behind, and to monitor progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Download or read book Mortality Over the Twentieth Century in Australia written by and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Mortality over the twentieth century in Australia' is a comprehensive analysis of the causes of death from 1907 to 2000. Although it is well known that life expectancy for Australians increased over the last century, analyses presented in this report show how the changes in the causes of death help to explain why we are living longer. This report describes patterns and trends in mortality over the century, highlighting the great successes but also some areas where improvements are still clearly needed.
Download or read book National Best Practice Guidelines for Indigenous Data Linkage Activities Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People electronic Resource written by Tetteh Dugbaza and published by AIHW. This book was released on 2012 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report consists of a thematic list of projects that used, or are using, data linkage in regard to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The report is intended to be a resource for analysts and data linkers, who are considering project design or just researching data linkage that has been conducted according to various medical themes or conditions affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians."--P. 1.
Download or read book World Health Statistics 2016 OP written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2016-06-08 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Health Statistics series is WHO's annual compilation of health statistics for its 194 Member States. The World Health Statistics 2016focuses on the health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets. It represents an initial effort to bring together available data on SDG health and health-related indicators, providing an assessment of the situation in 2016. The SDG health goal -- ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages -- includes 13 targets, covering all major health priorities, and including the unfinished and expanded Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agenda, four targets to address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), mental health, injuries and environmental issues, and four "means of implementation" targets. This report also seeks to demonstrate the critical linkages between health and other SDGs by including indicators of selected health determinants and risk factors in other SDG targets. The series is produced by the WHO Department of Information, Evidence and Research, of the Health Systems and Innovation Cluster. As in previous years, World Health Statistics 2016 has been compiled using publications and databases produced and maintained by WHO technical programs and regional offices. WHO presents World Health Statistics 2016as an integral part of its ongoing efforts to provide enhanced access to comparable high-quality statistics on core measures of population health and national health systems. Unless otherwise stated, all estimates have been cleared following consultation with Member States and are published here as official WHO figures.
Download or read book Indigenous People and Poverty in Latin America written by George Psacharopoulos and published by Ashgate Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous people constitute a large portion of Latin America's population and suffer from severe and widespread poverty. They are more likely than any other groups of a country's population to be poor. This study documents their socioeconomic situation and shows how it can be improved through changes in policy-influenced variables such as education. The authors review the literature of indigenous people around the world and provide a statistical overview of those in Latin America. Case studies profile the indigenous populations in Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru, examining their distribution, education, income, labour force participation and differences in gender roles. A final chapter presents recommendations for conducting future research.
Download or read book World Health Statistics 2019 written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Health Statistics 2019 summarizes recent trends and levels in life expectancy and causes of death, and reports on the health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets. Where possible, the 2019 report disaggregates data by WHO region, World Bank income group, and sex; it also discusses differences in health status and access to preventive and curative services, particularly in relation to differences between men and women.
