Table 16: Selected summary statistics for Volume 1 indicators. Indicators Statistic Baseline Aboriginal Aboriginal Aboriginal Commentary (HPF ref. and Torres and Torres and Torres indicator year(s) Strait Strait Strait and Torres and Torres and Torres number) Islanders - Islanders - Islanders - Strait Strait Strait Islanders - Islanders - Islanders - Male Female Total Male Female Total Life Years 67.2 72.9 n/a 78.7 82.6 n/a In 2005-2007, life expectancy expectancy for Aboriginal at birth and Torres Strait Islander (HPF# 1.17) people was shorter by 11.5 years for males and 9.7 years for females, compared with the total population. An annual increase in life expectancy of 0.8 years for Indigenous males and 0.6 years for females is needed to close the gap in life expectancy within a generation (i.e., by 2031). All-cause Age 1,278.4 954.6 1,101.6 705.9 521.9 607.2 Between 1991 and 2008, mortality there has been a downward trend in all-cause mortality (HPF#1.22) mortality for Aboriginal and Torres rate per Strait Island people (in WA,
Table 16: Selected summary statistics for Volume 1 indicators. Indicators (HPF indicator number) Statistic Baseline ref. year(s) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders - Male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders - Female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders - Total and Torres Strait Islanders - Male and Torres Strait Islanders - Female and Torres Strait Islanders - Total Commentary Life expectancy at birth (HPF# 1.17) Years 67.2 72.9 n/a 78.7 82.6 n/a In 2005-2007, life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was shorter by 11.5 years for males and 9.7 years for females, compared with the total population. An annual increase in life expectancy of 0.8 years for Indigenous males and 0.6 years for females is needed to close the gap in life expectancy within a generation (i.e., by 2031). All-cause mortality (HPF#1.22) Age mortality rate per 1,278.4 954.6 1,101.6 705.9 521.9 607.2 Between 1991 and 2008, there has been a downward trend in all-cause mortality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people (in WA,
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