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Table 1 Cause decomposition of unhealthy life expectancy at birth (contributions %)[rank] by indigenous status and cause category, Northern Territory Australia, 2014–2018

From: Decomposing the gaps in healthy and unhealthy life expectancies between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: a burden of disease and injury study

Cause*

Indigenous

 

Non-Indigenous

Male

Female

 

Male

Female

Musculoskeletal

2.87(13%)[3]

4.37(16%)[2]

 

1.90(19%)[1]

2.44(23%)[1]

Mental/Substance

3.43(15%)[1]

3.09(11%)[3]

 

1.52(15%)[2]

1.28(12%)[2]

Endocrine

3.31(15%)[2]

4.81(18%)[1]

 

0.44(4%)[10]

0.40(4%)[9]

Cardiovascular

2.05(9%)[5]

2.33(9%)[5]

 

0.85(8%)[4]

0.75(7%)[5]

Respiratory

1.09(5%)[9]

2.49(9%)[4]

 

0.74(7%)[5]

1.10(10%)[3]

Neurological

1.35(6%)[8]

1.62(6%)[8]

 

0.70(7%)[6]

1.02(10%)[4]

Intentional inj.

2.15(10%)[4]

1.26(5%)[9]

 

0.93(9%)[3]

0.47(4%)[7]

Hearing/Vision

1.92(9%)[6]

1.91(7%)[7]

 

0.34(3%)[11]

0.49(5%)[6]

Kidney/Urinary

1.44(6%)[7]

2.11(8%)[6]

 

0.52(5%)[7]

0.31(3%)[11]

Unintentional inj.

1.03(5%)[10]

0.53(2%)[12]

 

0.48(5%)[9]

0.27(3%)[14]

Cancer

0.17(1%)[14]

0.19(1%)[16]

 

0.52(5%)[8]

0.47(4%)[8]

Infectious

0.45(2%)[12]

0.55(2%)[10]

 

0.26(3%)[13]

0.27(3%)[13]

Skin

0.36(2%)[13]

0.50(2%)[14]

 

0.27(3%)[12]

0.29(3%)[12]

Oral

0.51(2%)[11]

0.51(2%)[13]

 

0.20(2%)[15]

0.21(2%)[16]

Gastrointestinal

0.16(1%)[15]

0.19(1%)[17]

 

0.21(2%)[14]

0.25(2%)[15]

Blood/Metabolic

0.15(1%)[16]

0.55(2%)[11]

 

0.06(1%)[17]

0.18(2%)[17]

Reprod./Maternal

0.01(0%)[18]

0.33(1%)[15]

 

0.01(0%)[18]

0.33(3%)[10]

Infant/Congenital

0.12(1%)[17]

0.09(0%)[18]

 

0.09(1%)[16]

0.07(1%)[18]

 

22.58(100%)

27.43(100%)

 

10.05(100%)

10.59(100%)

  1. * Ranked in descending order by contributions to the total unhealthy life expectancy; inj = injury; Reprod = reproductive