Smoking kills half of all Indigenous Australians over 45

Chanel Webb, a Wiradjuri and Ngunnawal woman, works at Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Centre where she supports people wanting to quit smoking. Source: SBS

Researchers have found that Indigenous Australians are dying of tobacco-related illness and disease at almost twice the rate than was previously thought. Another report shows Indigenous Australians who live in remote and very remote areas have a much lower life expectancy rate than Indigenous Australians in urban areas.

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Published 25 January 2021 6:22pm

By Essam Al-Ghalib

Source: NITV

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Researchers have found that Indigenous Australians are dying of tobacco-related illness and disease at almost twice the rate than was previously thought. Another report shows Indigenous Australians who live in remote and very remote areas have a much lower life expectancy rate than Indigenous Australians in urban areas.

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