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Newborn and Child Survival in Australia

Saturday, 5th December 2009

Text from the Executive Summary:
Save the Chidlren Australia undertook a literature review of national reports on newborn and child survival in Australia in order to examine the causes of deaths of children under five years old.   This report summarises the results of the review.   Australia ranks poorly in terms of infant and under-five mortality rates compared to other OECD countries. largely due to the high number of Indigenous infant deaths.  Indigenous children aged five and under are three times more likely to die than non-Indigenous children.  Limited access to health care services, poor nutrition, poor housing and social conditions are some of the factions that underpin the disparity in mortality rates.

Link to report:
Newborn and Child Survival in Australia: Literature Review

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