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Table 2 Indigenous population characteristics by country

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]

38.9 [32, 33]

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)