In 2022, 39.6% of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander mothers who gave birth in NSW reported smoking at anytime during pregnancy, compared to 43.2% in 2018. This compares with 6.1% of non-Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander mothers who gave birth in NSW in 2022 reporting smoking at anytime during pregnancy.
Source: NSW Perinatal Data Collection (SAPHaRI). Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health.
Due to under-reporting of Aboriginal mothers to the Perinatal Data Collection, it is likely that the true numbers of mothers and babies are higher than shown. For more information refer to Estimated level of reporting. Table excludes 3,629 mothers where the mother’s Aboriginality was not stated.
