Data
Data tables for this in focus report can be downloaded below. Data tables for the Ear and hearing health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023 can be found in the data section on the report.
Ear and hearing health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: children aged 0–14
Publication
Release Date:
Topic: First Nations people
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Ear and hearing health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: children aged 0–14, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 18 July 2024. doi:10.25816/29yg-ze32
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Ear and hearing health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: children aged 0–14. Canberra: AIHW. doi:10.25816/29yg-ze32
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Ear and hearing health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: children aged 0–14. AIHW, 2023. doi:10.25816/29yg-ze32
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Ear and hearing health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: children aged 0–14. Canberra: AIHW; 2023. doi:10.25816/29yg-ze32
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2023, Ear and hearing health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: children aged 0–14, AIHW, Canberra. doi:10.25816/29yg-ze32
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This in focus report presents information on the ear and hearing health of First Nations children aged 0–14. Otitis media, or middle ear infection, is the main condition contributing to hearing loss among First Nations children. Middle ear infections are preventable and treatable. Identifying and managing chronic and recurrent middle ear infections depend on children being checked when needed and referred to accessible services.
Detailed information about the hearing health of First Nations people and children are presented in: Ear and hearing health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023.
- ISBN: 978-1-923085-59-6
- DOI: 10.25816/29yg-ze32
- Cat. no: IHW 285
Findings from this report:
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3 in 10 First Nations children aged 7–14 had measured hearing loss in 2018–19
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4 in 10 First Nations children aged 7–14 living in remote areas had measured hearing loss in 2018–19
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Nearly 9 in 10 ear related hospitalisations of First Nations children aged 0–14 from 2020–2022 were middle ear related
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Hearing screening rates of First Nations babies are very high