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Mortality rates for non-Indigenous men • Higher mortality in more remote areas is not due exclusively to the higher proportion of Indigenous males. • Compared with non-Indigenous males in Major cities, non-Indigenous male death rates were still 10–20% higher. A non-Indigenous boy born in a Very remote area in 2006 could expect to live to 77.7 years (compared to 80.8 years in Major cities) Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.
Mortality from all causes by age Death rates among young men (15–24 years) in regional and remote areas were 83% higher than in Major cities Death rates among older men (65+ years) in regional and remote areas were 6% higher than in Major cities Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.
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- Page 7 and 8: Demographics: rural men at a glance
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Mortality from all causes by age<br />
Death rates among young<br />
men (15–24 years) in<br />
regional <strong>and</strong> remote areas<br />
were 83% higher than in<br />
Major cities<br />
Death rates among older<br />
men (65+ years) in<br />
regional <strong>and</strong> remote areas<br />
were 6% higher than in<br />
Major cities<br />
Source: <strong>AIHW</strong> National Mortality Database.