According to the Ministry of the Interior, the average life expectancy at birth of Aborigines in 2006 was 68.49 years, compared to 77.90 for the overall population. Of these, male highland Aborigines had the shortest life expectancy at just 61.18 years, 13.68 years less than males in the general population.
根據內政部先前的統計，2006 年原住民的平均壽命為 68.49 歲，較全體國民的 77.90 歲少了 9.41 歲，其中又以山地原住民男性壽命最短，僅有 61.18 歲，比全國男性的 74.86 歲足足少了 13.68 歲！