Table 1 Numbers (%) of mothers by cause of death, demographics and Aboriginality
From: Early mortality from external causes in Aboriginal mothers: a retrospective cohort study
Variable | Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Cause of death | |||
 External causea | 197 (1.3 %) | 668 (0.2 %) | 865 (0.2 %) |
 Other causesb | 517 (3.3 %) | 2,396 (0.7 %) | 2,913 (0.8 %) |
 All cause death | 714 (4.6 %) | 3,064 (0.9 %) | 3,778 (1.0 %) |
Aboriginal status | |||
| Â | 15, 606 (4.2Â %) | 358,239 (95.8Â %) | 373,845 (100Â %) |
Socio-economic status by quintile | |||
 Missing | 964 (6.2 %) | 14,344 (4.0 %) | 15,308 (4.1 %) |
 Very high | 384 (2.5 %) | 76,588 (21.4 %) | 76,972 (20.6 %) |
 High | 934 (6.0 %) | 72,629 (20.3 %) | 73,565 (19.7 %) |
 Medium | 1,568 (10.1 %) | 72,512 (20.2 %) | 74,080(19.8 %) |
 Low | 2,698 (17.3 %) | 68,385 (19.2 %) | 71,533 (19.1 %) |
 Disadvantaged | 9,058 (58.0 %) | 53,331 (14.9 %) | 62, 389 (16.7 %) |
Maternal age (in years) at the index birth | |||
 Less than 15 | 96 (0.6 %) | 47 (0.01 %) | 143 (0.04 %) |
 15 & < 20 | 2,314 (14.8 %) | 8,643 (2.4 %) | 10,957 (2.9 %) |
 20 & < 25 | 4,317 (27.7 %) | 42,614 (11.9 %) | 46,931 (12.6 %) |
 26 & < 30 | 4,225(27.1 %) | 103,098 (28.8 %) | 107,323 (28.7 %) |
 31 & < 35 | 2,914 (18.7 %) | 124,438 (34.7 %) | 127,352 (34.1 %) |
 36 & < 40 | 1,444 (9.3 %) | 66,072 (18.4 %) | 67,516 (18.1 %) |
 40 & over | 296 (1.9 %) | 13,327 (3.7 %) | 13,623 (3.6 %) |
Parity at the index birth | |||
 No previous child | 3,182 (20.4 %) | 88,766 (24.8 %) | 91,948 (24.6 %) |
 One previous child | 3,108 (19.9 %) | 146,281 (40.8 %) | 149,389 (40.0 %) |
 2-3 previous children | 5,451 (34.9 %) | 109,167 (30.5 %) | 114,618 (30.7 %) |
 4-6 previous children | 3,284 (21.0 %) | 13,210 (3.7 %) | 16,494 (4.4 %) |
 >7 previous children | 581 (3.7 %) | 815 (0.2 %) | 1,396 (0.4 %) |
Remoteness | |||
 Missing | 689 (4.4 %) | 9,242 (2.6 %) | 9,931 (2.7 %) |
 Urban | 3,642 (23.3 %) | 227,002 (63.4 %) | 230,644 (61.7 %) |
 Rural/outer urban | 1,614 (10.3 %) | 62,440 (17.4 %) | 64,054 (17.1) |
 Distant | 1,886 (12.1 %) | 27,970 (7.8 %) | 29,856 (8.0 %) |
 Remote | 2,079 (13.3 %) | 16,041 (4.5 %) | 18,120 (4.9 %) |
 Very remote | 5,696 (36.5 %) | 15,544 (4.3 %) | 21,240 (5.7 %) |
Year of birth of index child | |||
 1983–1986 | 1,231 (7.9 %) | 37,641 (10.5 %) | 38,872 (10.4 %) |
 1987–1990 | 1,544 (9.9 %) | 41,939 (11.7 %) | 43,483 (11.6 %) |
 1991–1994 | 1,463 (9.4 %) | 43,035 (12.0 %) | 44,498 (11.9 %) |
 1995–1998 | 1,580 (10.1 %) | 44,928 (12.5 %) | 46,508 (12.4 %) |
 1999–2002 | 1,915 (12.3 %) | 45,010 (12.6 %) | 46,925 (12.6 %) |
 2003–2006 | 2,440 (15.6 %) | 50,418 (14.1 %) | 52,858 (14.1 %) |
 2007–2010 | 5,433 (34.8 %) | 95,268 (26.6 %) | 100,701 (26.9 %) |
 Total | 15,606 (100 %) | 358,239 (100 %) | 373,845 (100 %) |