Table 1.
Chronic conditions known to impact COVID-19 severity and fatality prevalence among Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Australians. Table compiled from publicly available data from the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2017 published online by the Australian Institute of Health & Welfare [5]. (I=Indigenous NI=Non-Indigenous).
| Age group (years) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35–44 | 45–54 | 55+ | |||||||
| Chronic conditions known to impact COVID-19 fatality | I | NI | Rate ratio (I/NI) | I | NI | Rate ratio (I/NI) | I | NI | Rate ratio (I/NI) |
| Respiratory diseasesa | 39.8 | 34.2 | 1.16 | 42.6 | 30.9 | 1.38 | 40.7 | 30.0 | 1.35 |
| Diabetesa | 10.8 | 2.7 | 4 | 20.7 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 37.9 | 11.6 | 3.26 |
| Cardiovascular diseasesa | 18.0 | 10.2 | 1.76 | 28.3 | 19.0 | 1.49 | 44.9 | 46.1 | 0.97 |
| Age group (years) | |||||||||
| 55–64 | 65–74 | 75+ | |||||||
| Cancerb | 1023 | 962 | 1.06 | 1926 | 1717 | 1.12 | 2625 | 2321 | 1.13 |
| Lung cancerb | 175.4 | 81.3 | 2.16 | 369.0 | 196.0 | 1.88 | 517.7 | 283.7 | 1.82 |
a
Rate per 100 persons.
b
Rate per 100,000 persons.