The way in which health outcome data are
collected and reported routinely in Australia is
different from that of the UK. There is far less
reporting and analysis of the social gradient in
health, and instead there is a focus on high-risk
populations defined by ethnicity or location. The
most obvious example of this can be seen in
indigenous health, where socio-economic disadvantage
is a particularly important factor influencing
health outcomes. Despite this, data reporting is
often weighted heavily towards risk factor reduction
and health services provision. As an example,
the AIHW listed 10 key aspects of indigenous health
in its overview of the topic. They were: