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National Healthcare Agreement: PB 08-Close the life expectancy gap for Indigenous Australians within a generation, 2012

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Metadata item type:Help on this termIndicator
Indicator type:Help on this termIndicator
Short name:Help on this termPB 08-Close the life expectancy gap for Indigenous Australians within a generation, 2012
METEOR identifier:Help on this term443701
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Superseded 25/06/2013
  • Indigenous, Standard 11/09/2012
Description:Help on this termDifference between Indigenous and non-Indigenous life expectancies at birth.
Indicator set:Help on this term

National Healthcare Agreement (2012)
Health, Superseded 25/06/2013

Outcome area:Help on this termPrimary and Community Health
Health, Standard 07/07/2010

Collection and usage attributes

Computation description:Help on this term

A generation is defined as 25 years.

Life expectancy for total population is calculated for a rolling 3-year period and reported annually.

Life expectancy for Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations is calculated for a rolling 3-year period and reported every 5 years.

Presented as number of years.

Computation:Help on this termCalculated by direct estimation of life expectancy at birth for all Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians using the average number of deaths in the 3-year period and the estimated resident population at a mid-point of that period. 
Numerator:Help on this term

The gap estimate does not have a numerator or denominator. The average number of years a person could expect to live from the day they are born if they experienced mortality rates at each age that are currently experienced by the relevant population.  

Numerator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Data ElementHelp on this term

Number of years of life expectancy at birth.

Data SourceHelp on this term

ABS Experimental Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Life Tables

Guide for useHelp on this term

Data source type: Census based and administrative by-product data

Indigenous and non-Indigenous life tables are based on Estimated Resident Population (based on the ABS Census of Population and Housing and the ABS Census Post-Enumeration Survey deaths registration information provided by state and territory Registrars of Births, Deaths and Marriages, and ABS Census Data Enhancement (CDE) Indigenous Mortality Quality Study.

Data Element / Data Set

Data ElementHelp on this term

Number of years of life expectancy at birth

Data SourceHelp on this term

ABS Life Tables

Guide for useHelp on this term

Data source type: Census based and administrative by-product data

Disaggregation:Help on this term

State and territory:

  • Indigenous status, by sex

Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication.

Disaggregation data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Data ElementHelp on this term

Person—sex, code N

Data SourceHelp on this term

ABS Experimental Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Life Tables

Guide for useHelp on this term

Data source type: Census based and administrative by-product data

Data Element / Data Set

Data ElementHelp on this term

Person—sex, code N

Data SourceHelp on this term

ABS Life Tables

Guide for useHelp on this term

Data source type: Census based and administrative by-product data

Data Element / Data Set

Data ElementHelp on this term

Person—Indigenous status, code N

Data SourceHelp on this term

ABS Experimental Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Life Tables

Guide for useHelp on this term

Data source type: Census based and administrative by-product data

Data Element / Data Set

Data ElementHelp on this term

Person—Indigenous status, code N

Data SourceHelp on this term

ABS Life Tables

Guide for useHelp on this term

Data source type: Census based and administrative by-product data

Data Element / Data Set

Data ElementHelp on this term

Person—area of usual residence, geographical location code (ASGC 2006) NNNNN

Data SourceHelp on this term

ABS Experimental Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Life Tables

Guide for useHelp on this term

Data source type: Census based and administrative by-product data
Used for disaggregation by state/territory

Data Element / Data Set

Data ElementHelp on this term

Person—area of usual residence, geographical location code (ASGC 2006) NNNNN

Data SourceHelp on this term

ABS Life Tables

Guide for useHelp on this term

Data source type: Census based and administrative by-product data
Used for disaggregation by state/territory

Comments:Help on this term

Most recent data available for 2012 CRC report: 2005–2007

NO NEW DATA FOR 2012 REPORTING

Baseline: 2005–2007

Indigenous estimates of life expectancy are not produced for Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania or ACT due to the small number of Indigenous deaths reported in these jurisdictions.

For further detailed analysis by Indigenous status see the National Indigenous Reform Agreement (NIRA) report.

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termMean (average)
Data type:Help on this termReal
Unit of measure:Help on this termTime (e.g. days, hours)
Format:Help on this termNN.N

Data source attributes

Data sources:Help on this term
Data Source

ABS Experimental Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Life Tables

Frequency

5 yearly

Data custodian

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Data Source

ABS Life Tables

Frequency

Annual

Data custodian

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Accountability attributes

Reporting requirements:Help on this termNational Healthcare Agreement
Organisation responsible for providing data:Help on this termAustralian Bureau of Statistics
Further data development / collection required:Help on this term

Specification: Long-term

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes National Healthcare Agreement: PB 08-Close the life expectancy gap for Indigenous Australians within a generation, 2011
  • Health, Superseded 30/10/2011
Has been superseded by National Healthcare Agreement: PB a-Better health: close the life expectancy gap for Indigenous Australians within a generation, 2013
  • Health, Superseded 30/04/2014
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 18-Life expectancy, 2012
  • Health, Superseded 25/06/2013
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 19-Infant and young child mortality rate, 2012
  • Health, Superseded 25/06/2013
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20-Potentially avoidable deaths, 2012
  • Health, Superseded 25/06/2013
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 59-Age-standardised mortality by major cause of death, 2012
  • Health, Superseded 25/06/2013
See also National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 01-Estimated life expectancy at birth, 2012
  • Indigenous, Superseded 13/06/2013
See also National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 01-Estimated life expectancy at birth, 2013
  • Indigenous, Superseded 13/12/2013
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