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Figure 3.10.3 Average annual homicide death rates, age standardised, by sex,2001–2005a, b, c, dMales25IndigenousNon-IndigenousPer 100 000 population20151050Qld WA SA NTFemalesIndigenousNon-Indigenous25Per 100 000 population20151050Qld WA SA NTa 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,Tasmania and the ACT due to a combination of comparatively small numbers and relatively low coverage ofIndigenous deaths c Deaths from homicide are defined as causes of death with ICD codesX85–Y09. d Calculations of rates for the Indigenous population are based on ABS Experimental Projections,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (low series, 2001 base). There are no comparable populationdata for the non-Indigenous population. Calculations of rates for the non-Indigenous population are based ondata derived by subtracting Indigenous population projections from total population estimates and should beused with care.Source: ABS Causes of Death 2005, Cat. no. 3303.0 (unpublished); table 3A.10.1.HEADLINEINDICATORS95