Patterns of morbidity generally follow those of mortality

Hospitalisation rates for respiratory disease in Indigenous people are three times those of non-Indigenous Australians

Injury is the most common reason for hospitalisation among Indigenous males, and fourth most common among Indigenous females

Indigenous people are more likely to have cardiovascular disease

Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus is a significant health problem among Indigenous people, with the overall prevalence estimated to be between 10 and 30% (2 to 4 times that for non-Indigenous people)

The onset of diabetes occurs at a lower age in Indigenous compared to non-Indigenous people

The incidence of end stage renal disease is also markedly higher in Indigenous people, and appears to vary considerably between states. Figures from the NT suggest rates may be as much as 20 times higher than in non-Indigenous people