National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 09a-Child under 5 mortality rate (and excess deaths) (AIHW Data), 2011

Collection and usage attributes

Rate ratios and rate differences are calculated for Indigenous: non-Indigenous.

Presentation:

(1a):

Per 1,000 births (perinatal).

(1b):

Excess deaths: number.

Definitions:

'Perinatal mortality' is defined by the AIHW National Perinatal Data Collection to all fetal and neonatal deaths of at least 400 grams or at least 20 weeks gestation (neither take precedence over the other).

Perinatal mortality rates: 1,000 x (Numerator÷ Denominator).

Excess deaths: Observed number of Indigenous deaths among babies before, during or within one month of birth (perinatals) less expected number of deaths among Indigenous babies of the same age if the age specific rate of the non-Indigenous population was applied to the Indigenous population.

Disaggregation: National and selected state/territories by Indigenous status.

Most recent data available is 2008 for AIHW perinatal data;

Perinatal data:
Aggregated data (2004-2008) will be reported for the current reporting period.

Single year data (2007, 2008) will be reported for time series analyses (national level only for perinatals).

Currently available data on Perinatal deaths from the National Perinatal Data Collection is based solely on the Indigenous status of the mother.

Baseline year for this indicator is 2008; target year is 2018.

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