The data below is in a format known as tab-delimited values. You can open this file with any spreadsheet application and the data will be distributed into the appropriate rows and columns. DEATHS (RATE PER 100,000) Cause of death Male Female Māori Male Māori Female Male Female Total cancer 140.4 108.5 217.2 188 133.3 100.9 Lung cancer 26.3 21 73.8 63.1 22 17.3 Colorectal cancer (ie bowel cancer) 18.6 12.6 15.6 10.5 18.6 12.7 Breast cancer 17.9 30.2 16.6 Prostate cancer 16 20.3 15.9 Coronary heart disease (ischaemic heart disease) 73.1 38.1 135.4 73.3 67.8 38.1 Cerebrovascular disease (ie stroke) 24.5 26.4 30.2 35.9 23.9 25.5 Melanoma (skin cancer) 7.2 3 1.6 0.3 7.6 3.2 Diabetes 11.5 9.2 47.1 35.9 8.6 6.9 Intentional self-harm 16.3 6 25.3 11.5 14.7 4.6 Motor vehicle accidents 10.4 3.9 20.4 4.7 8.8 3.9 Source: Statistics New Zealand: Mortality 2015 data tables Downloaded from Te Ara | The Encyclopedia of New Zealand www.TeAra.govt.nz