Key statistics for Indigenous Australia

Source: Australian Government, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: The Health and Welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 2005
Total population (millions) 0.409
Total fertility rate 2.15
Life expectancy (M / F) 59 / 65

Key statistics for all Australia

Source: UNFPA State of world population 2008
Total population (millions) (2008) 21.0
Average population growth rate (%) (2005 - 2010) 1.0
Projected population (millions) (2050) 28.0
Life expectancy (M / F) 79.0/ 83.7
Total fertility rate (2008) 1.79
% contraceptive prevalence: any method 71
% contraceptive prevalence: modern methods No stats
Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 14
% births with skills attendants 100
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 4
Infant mortality total per 1,000 live births 4
Under 5 mortality (M / F) 6 /5
HIV prevalence rate (%) (15-49) M / F 0.3/ <0.1
Health expenditure public (% of GNP) 5.9
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