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Figure 3.10.2 Homicide death rates by age, 2001–2005a, b, c, d, eIndigenous50Qld WA NTPer 100 000 population403020100Under 25 25-34 35-44 45 and over All agesNon-Indigenous50Qld WA NTPer 100 000 population403020100Under 25 25-34 35-44 45 and over All agesa Data on deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are affected by differing levels ofIndigenous identification across states and territories. Care should be exercised in analysing these data,particularly in making comparisons across states and territories and between Indigenous and non-Indigenousdata. b Data on Indigenous causes of death are not available separately from the ABS for NSW, Victoria, SA,Tasmania and the ACT due to a combination of comparatively small numbers and relatively low coverage ofIndigenous deaths. c Homicide death rates were not published for Qld for ‘under 25’ and ‘45 and over’.d Deaths from homicide are defined as causes of death with ICD codes X85–Y09. e Calculations of rates forthe Indigenous population are based on ABS Experimental Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustralians (low series, 2001 base). There are no comparable population data for the non-Indigenouspopulation. Calculations of rates for the non-Indigenous population are based on data derived by subtractingIndigenous population projections from total population estimates and should be used with care.Source: ABS Causes of Death 2005, Cat. no. 3303.0 (unpublished); table 3A.10.2.• Homicide death rates for Indigenous people were particularly high for people inthe age groups 25–34 and 35–44 (figure 3.10.2).94 OVERCOMINGINDIGENOUSDISADVANTAGE 2007