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Keira Jenkins

Chronic conditions on the rise among Indigenous people

A national Indigenous health survey found chronic conditions have increased. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Almost half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a chronic health condition, with those living in remote areas more likely to be affected, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The bureau's National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, released on Tuesday, found 49 per cent of Indigenous people had one or more chronic conditions in 2022-23, up from 46 per cent in 2018-19.

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