Background

In 1994, Harrison and Moller reported on injury mortality among Aboriginal Australians ^[1]. They showed that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had a much higher risk of injury-related death than their non-Aboriginal counterparts. More recently, the National Injury Surveillance Unit (NISU) has explored injury hospitalisation data and produced a working paper on the subject: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Injury-Related Hospitalisations 1991/92: A Comparative Overview ^[2]. The working paper shows that a higher rate of injury hospitalisation occurs among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across a wide range of causes. Difficulties with the data mean that the findings need to be treated with caution.

1. Harrison J, Moller J. Injury mortality amongst Aboriginal Australians. Australian Injury Prevention Bulletin 7. Adelaide: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Injury Surveillance Unit, 1994

2. Moller J, Dolinis J, Cripps R. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples injury-related hospitalisations 1991/92: a comparative overview. Adelaide: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Injury Surveillance Unit, 1996.

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