How Much Lower Is Aboriginal Life Expectancy?
How Much Lower Is Aboriginal Life Expectancy? For the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population born in 2015–2017, life expectancy was estimated to be 8.6 years lower than that of the non-Indigenous population for males (71.6 years compared with 80.2) and 7.8 years for females (75.6 years compared with 83.4). Are indigenous Australians paid less?