From: Indigenous engagement in health: lessons from Brazil, Chile, Australia and New Zealand
Characteristic | Australia | Brazil | Chile | New Zealand |
---|---|---|---|---|
Percent population Indigenous | 2.8 [25] | < 0.5 [26] | 13 [27] | 16.5 [28] |
Indigenous groups/languages | > 100 [29] | > 300 [30] | 9 [27] | 1 |
Percent Indigenous population in urban areas | 61.4 [25] | 35.1 [30] | 75.3 [31] | |
Indigenous infant mortality (deaths/1000 live births): ratio of Indigenous to baseline [2] | 1.70 (1.55–1.87) | 2.65 (2.46–2.86) | 1.13 (0.96–1.33) | 1.64 (1.45–1.86) |