Aboriginal alcohol consumption
Aboriginal people's problems with alcohol began with invasion. Contrary to public perception, fewer Aboriginal people drink alcohol than non-Aboriginal people do. Media portray habits of a few to reinforce stereotypes.
29% - Th percentage of Aboriginal Australians who did not drink alcohol in the previous 12 months, almost double the rate of non-Indigenous Australians.

1.4 - Number of times Aboriginal people are more likely to abstain from alcohol than non-Aboriginal people.
60- Number of Australians who die because of alcohol each week.

5 - Rate Aboriginal people die from alcohol-related causes compared to non-Aboriginal people.
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