Healthy babies and land on track but other gaps wider

Progress has been made in five of the Closing the Gap targets, while other areas have worsened. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

The number of Indigenous babies being born healthy and strong is continuing to improve.

But according to new data released by the Productivity Commission, that's one of the few highlights for First Nations people among inequities proving difficult to shift, particularly in areas of incarceration and child protection.