The general average life expectancy of indigenous Australian’s is unfortunately lower due to higher genetic predispositions to chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes.
So I think it might be a combination of different aspects, awareness of follow up care necessity (maybe this is an area worth improving), living in remote communities (lower access to health care), genetic predispositions and potentially lifestyle factors
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Reply to comment by stewartm0205 in Indigenous people are less likely to survive the year after an ICU admission. 12 months after being admitted to intensive care, an Indigenous person is more likely to have died than a non-Indigenous person, according to Australian research. by MistWeaver80
The general average life expectancy of indigenous Australian’s is unfortunately lower due to higher genetic predispositions to chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. So I think it might be a combination of different aspects, awareness of follow up care necessity (maybe this is an area worth improving), living in remote communities (lower access to health care), genetic predispositions and potentially lifestyle factors