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Cause of avoidable deaths by age and gender
 	Age (years)											
Cause	under 1		1–14		15–24		25–44		45–64		65–74	
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Complications of perinatal period	52.2	56.8										
Birth defects	34.6	36.7	13.8	19.6	2.7	5.1						
Invasive infections	7	2.9	7	8								
Road-traffic injuries			29.8	27.5	37.4	37.8	18.3	12				
Drownings			13	8	4		3.1					
Burns			7.6	4.3								
Suicide and self-inflicted injuries			6	8	39.5	30	29.9	15.9				
Falls					2.7							
Violence					2.3	4.4						
Heart disease							13.2	5.8	34.7	14.8	35.3	25.1
Cerebrovascular diseases							3	6.2	5.6	7.6	8.1	10.7
Breast cancer								19.9		18.7		
Lung cancer									11.4	12.9	13	11.7
Colorectal cancer									7.9	9.7	8.3	8.8
Bronchitis and emphysema											9.4	10.9




Number of avoidable deaths by ethnicity and gender

Avoidable mortality from all causes, per 100 000 population		
Ethnic group	Male	Female
Maori	603.2	413.3
Pacific peoples	476	282.3
European/others	237	137


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