Sentences with phrase «widening life expectancy gap»
Australian governments must join forces with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations to urgently address the national shame of a widening life expectancy gap for our nation's First Peoples.
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While cuts in infant mortality and increases in life expectancy have been achieved, there appears to be a widening gap between the poorest and the better - off.
The gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians is widening, not closing.
In fact, a December 2017 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report found the mortality and life expectancy gaps are actually widening due to accelerating non-Indigenous population gains in these areas.