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Avoidable deaths by ethnicity and age

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In 2006, Pacific people under the age of 75 had a higher avoidable-death rate than non-Pacific people. The gap between the Māori and non-Māori population was even higher.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Ministry of Health, Saving Lives: Amenable Mortality in New Zealand, 1996-2006. Wellington: Ministry of Health, 2010, table 6, p. 28

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Colin Tukuitonga, Pacific Island health – Births, deaths and health attitudes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/27801/avoidable-deaths-by-ethnicity-and-age (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Colin Tukuitonga, published 17 February 2011, updated 9 January 2019.