| Cause of death | Under 15 years | 15–24 years | 25–44 years | 45–64 years | 65+ years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complications of the perinatal period | ||||||||||
| Selected land transport accidents | ||||||||||
| Suicide | ||||||||||
| Ischaemic heart disease | ||||||||||
| Breast cancer | ||||||||||
| Diabetes | ||||||||||
| Valvular heart disease | ||||||||||
| Cerebrovascular disease | ||||||||||
| Stomach cancer | ||||||||||
| Prostate cancer | ||||||||||
This interactive chart shows the top five causes of avoidable deaths (where effective prevention or treatment is available) among Pacific Island people from 2004 to 2008, by age and sex. Lack of access to prevention, effective treatment and health-care technology had a major effect on death rates among Pacific girls and women.
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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Source: Ministry of Health, Tupu ola moui: the Pacific health chart book 2012 , table 17, pp. 31-32
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