Published year-specific life tables for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, stratified by age, sex and state [18] were used for all calendar years except 2008, 2009, 2013 and 2014. The life tables for these missing years were estimated using linear interpolation. Corresponding life tables for all Australians [19] were used for other Australians who comprise around 97% of the total population [16].
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