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Table 1 Reported estimates of Aboriginal life expectancy at birth (yr) by method, compared with the total population 1983–2009, Australia †

From: A review of life expectancy and infant mortality estimations for Australian Aboriginal people

  

Life expectancy

Life expectancy

Life expectancy

  

Aboriginal

all Australia

gap

Source

Method

Period

Male

Female

Period

Male

Female

Male

Female

Gray (1997) [26]

Preston-Hill

1981–86

55.7

63.9

1983

72.1

78.8

16.4

14.9

 

with Luther

1986–91

56.9

64.4

1988

73.1

79.5

16.2

15.1

 

and Retherford

1991–96

57.0

63.8

1993

75.0

80.9

18.0

17.1

ABS (1998,1999,2001)

Preston-Hill

1991–96

56.9

61.7

1993

75.0

80.9

18.1

19.2

[15, 21, 24, 29, 34]

 

1998–99

55.6

63.0

1997–99

76.2

81.8

20.6

18.8

  

1998–2000

56.0

62.7

1999

76.2

81.8

20.2

19.1

  

1999–2001

56.3

62.8

2000

76.6

82.0

20.3

19.2

Kinfu & Taylor (2002) [42]

Hill

1996–2001

58.9

65.1

1997–99

76.2

81.8

17.3

16.7

ABS (2004) [22]

Bhat

1991–96

61.9

66.1

1993

75.0

80.9

13.1

14.8

  

1996–2001

63.2

68.4

1997–99

76.2

81.8

16.8

17.0

Indigenous Burden of

Generalised

1991–96

63.0

67.9

1993

75.0

80.9

12.0

13.0

Disease study (2007) [44]

Growth Balance

1996–2001

64.2

68.9

1997–99

76.2

81.8

12.0

12.9

ABS (2010) [47]

CDE-adjusted

2005–07

67.2

72.9

2006

78.7

83.5

11.5

10.6

  

2005–07‡

69.9

75.0

2006

78.7

82.5

8.8

7.5

Morrell et al. (2012) [53]

Empirical

1995–99

64.4

69.6

1996–98 [48]

75.9

81.5

11.5

11.9

 

cohort

2000–04

65.6

71.1

2001–03 [49]

77.8

82.8

12.2

11.7

 

(Sydney)§

2005–09

67.6

71.4

2006–08 [50]

79.2

83.7

12.3

12.3

  1. †Except where indicated.
  2. ‡NSW estimates.
  3. §Aboriginal Medical Service, Redfern.