Sentences with phrase «life expectancy gap by»

It is the only jurisdiction currently on track to close the life expectancy gap by 2031.

While there has been a decline in overall mortality, the target to close the life expectancy gap by 2031 is unlikely to be achieved.

Not exact matches

A Ted Talk by British researcher Richard Wilkinson, for example, focuses on the harm to society that results from economic inequality — notably the gaps within (not between) societies, which includes life expectancy, literacy, infant mortality, crime, teenage births, obesity and mental illness.

Men tend to be more adversely impacted by deprivation than women, with the gap in life expectancy at age 30 between the top and bottom one per cent of deprived neighbourhoods at 10.9 years for men and 8.4 years for women.

The results suggest that the life expectancy gender gap can't be fully explained by behavioral and social differences between the sexes, such as risk - taking or violence.

The cause of this life expectancy gap is complicated, and likely not driven by one single thing.

The Campaign's goal is to raise the health and life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to that of the non-Indigenous population within a generation: to close the gap by 2030.

The COAG Reform Council's report Indigenous Reform 2012 - 13: five years of performance, shows that over five years, the national gap to non-Indigenous life expectancy narrowed by 0.8 years for men and just 0.1 years for women.

Women continue to outlive men by more than four years but the gender gap is closing — on average life expectancy for women increased by two months per year over the last decade, for men it was three months.

It should be driven by a shared imperative that it's in the national interest ie everyone's interest to close the 17 year gap in life expectancy.

This commits the Government to work in partnership with Indigenous people, and their representative organisations, to «close the gap» on health inequality and life expectancy by 2030.

• Professor Wendy Hoy, from the University of Qld's Centre for Chronic Disease, has weighed up the chances of Australia closing the gap in Indigenous life expectancy by 2030, and judged it «probably unattainable».

«While Indigenous mortality rates have declined since 1998, the life expectancy gap is still around 10 years — an unacceptably wide gap, and this target is not on track to be met by 2031.»

By contrast Indigenous Australians have a life expectancy nearly 20 years less than other Australians — a huge gap.

AIDA is firmly committed to working across the health education and training sector to achieve Close the Gap's key health targets; namely, to close the life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australians by 2031, and to halve the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five by 20Gap's key health targets; namely, to close the life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australians by 2031, and to halve the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five by 20gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australians by 2031, and to halve the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five by 20gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five by 2018.

The positive outcomes that would flow from increased participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the health workforce are dramatic, and include closing the life expectancy gap within a generation.

This includes in relation to the existing COAG target to close the (at least 10 year) gap in Indigenous life expectancy by 2030.

The gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians won't be closed by 2031.

Subsequent speeches will address issues ranging from the very serious problem of a lack of engagement with Indigenous peoples in policy making and significant failures in the whole of government machinery currently in operation federally; to the Northern Territory intervention and child abuse issues; to a positive vision for our communities such as by closing the gap in life expectancy, and creating an equal life chance for Indigenous children.

The tenth Closing the Gap report to be tabled in Parliament today is expected to show progress in the two health targets — to close the gap in life expectancy by 2031 and halve the child mortality (death) gap by 20Gap report to be tabled in Parliament today is expected to show progress in the two health targets — to close the gap in life expectancy by 2031 and halve the child mortality (death) gap by 20gap in life expectancy by 2031 and halve the child mortality (death) gap by 20gap by 2018.

Kevin Rudd presented his report card on closing the gap in Indigenous disadvantage and life expectancy to Parliament today (correction, it was actually on Thurs 11th), but he got a much tougher assessment from a «shadow report» released by Close the Gap, a coalition of more than 40 of Australia's leading health, human rights and Aboriginal organisatiogap in Indigenous disadvantage and life expectancy to Parliament today (correction, it was actually on Thurs 11th), but he got a much tougher assessment from a «shadow report» released by Close the Gap, a coalition of more than 40 of Australia's leading health, human rights and Aboriginal organisatioGap, a coalition of more than 40 of Australia's leading health, human rights and Aboriginal organisations.

Almost a decade after Closing the Gap targets were agreed by COAG, she said Australia was on track to meet just one of the seven (halving the gap in Year 12 attainment rates), with progress stagnating on life expectancy, infant mortality, education and employmeGap targets were agreed by COAG, she said Australia was on track to meet just one of the seven (halving the gap in Year 12 attainment rates), with progress stagnating on life expectancy, infant mortality, education and employmegap in Year 12 attainment rates), with progress stagnating on life expectancy, infant mortality, education and employment.

«It was a time that the Government seriously committed to doing better by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into the future, where we committed to Closing the Gap in life expectancy between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous Australians.

[62] Although within the margin for error, [63] this was taken at face value by the ABS as evidence of a slight reduction in the life expectancy gap of 0.8 years for men and 0.1 years for women since 2005 - 07.

Contribute to closing the gap in life expectancy by improved access to culturally appropriate mainstream primary health services (including but not limited to general practice, allied health and specialist) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

[7] The Close the Gap Statement of Intent committed the Government to work with Indigenous people to achieve equality in health status and life expectancy, comparable with non-Indigenous Australians by 2030.

This review assesses the most significant national effort to date to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: the 2008 Council of Australian Governments» (COAG) Closing the Gap Strategy with its target to achieve life expectancy (health) equality by 2030.

Speeches in the coming months will address the Northern Territory intervention and child abuse issues; the importance of land and culture in creating economic development; as well as speeches outlining a positive vision for our communities such as by closing the gap in life expectancy and health status, and creating an equal life chance for Indigenous children.

On the final day, at the Great Hall, Parliament House, the Prime Minister, Hon Kevin Rudd MP, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon MP, the Opposition Leader, Brendan Nelson, as well as the leaders of the Indigenous health peak bodies2and the mainstream health peak bodies3signed a historic Close the Gap Statement of Intent in which they agreed to work together to achieve equality in health status and life expectancy between Indigenous and non - Indigenous Australians by the year 2030.

For multiparty resolve and commitment to close the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and life expectancy equality gap by 2030 to continue, and for policy continuity during the term of the new Australian Government.

They provided their support for the campaign and reiterated their shared determination to close the gap and achieve life expectancy equality by 2030.

Over 2005 - 2007 and 2010 - 2012 the life expectancy gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men closed by 0.8 years, and for women by only 0.1 years.

In March 2008 the Australian Government and the Opposition signed an historic, bipartisan Statement of Intent committed to close the gap on Indigenous health inequality and life expectancy by 2030 and to provide the necessary primary health care and health infrastructure to meet that goal by 2018.

To further support the importance of the Governments Strategy, a recent report published by Access Economics and Reconciliation Australia [89], establishes a clear link between economic development and closing the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

On the final day, at the Great Hall, Parliament House, the Prime Minister, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon. Nicola Roxon MP, the Opposition Leader, the Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP, as well as leaders of Indigenous health peak bodies2 and the mainstream health peak bodies3 signed a historic Close the Gap Statement of Intent in which they agreed to work in partnership to achieve equality in health status and life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by the year 2030.

On 12 February in the nation's parliament, political leaders joined with members of the Close the Gap Campaign Steering Committee to reiterate their shared ambition to close the unacceptable health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians by 20Gap Campaign Steering Committee to reiterate their shared ambition to close the unacceptable health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians by 20gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians by 2030.