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mini_z t1_ix6gwci wrote

Reply to comment by stewartm0205 in Indigenous people are less likely to survive the year after an ICU admission. 12 months after being admitted to intensive care, an Indigenous person is more likely to have died than a non-Indigenous person, according to Australian research. by MistWeaver80

The general average life expectancy of indigenous Australian’s is unfortunately lower due to higher genetic predispositions to chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. So I think it might be a combination of different aspects, awareness of follow up care necessity (maybe this is an area worth improving), living in remote communities (lower access to health care), genetic predispositions and potentially lifestyle factors

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Hemingwavy t1_ix7pnep wrote

Also indigenous people are the most incarcerated minority on earth, 1/6 indigenous men above the are of 14 has alcohol dependancy, a greater proportion of indigenous Australians live rurally which reduces life expendancy.

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stewartm0205 t1_ixb4uqi wrote

Not used to the amount of salt and calories in the modern diet. Take salt for instance. After thousands of years living in a low salt environment, they evolved a strong desire for it couple with it having an enhanced effect on them.

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