From: Infant mortality inequities for Māori in New Zealand: a tale of three policies
Health and demographic criteria | Māori | Non-Māori | Difference |
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Life expectancy (years), 2012–2014 | 73.0 (male) 77.1 (female) | 80.3 (male) 83.9 (female) | 7.3 (male) 6.8 (female) |
Amenable mortalityFootnote 2 (rate ratios Māori: Non-Māori), 2015 | ~ 2 (male) 2.39 (female) | ~ 1 (male) 1.00 (female) | 2: 1 2.39: 1 |
Infant mortality (deaths per 1000 live births per year), 2012–2014 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
Total fertility rate (live births per 1000 women of reproductive age per year), 2014 | 2.34 | 1.92 (total NZ population) | 0.42 |
Percent aged < 15 years, 2013 | 33.7% | 18.0% | 15.7% |
Percent school completion (level 2 +, 15+ years), 2013 | 45.1% | 64.3% | 19.2% |
Percent unemployed (15+ years), 2013 | 10.4% | 4.0% | 6.4% |
Percent total personal income < $10,000 (15+ years), 2013 | 24.1% | 18.4% | 5.7% |
Percent receiving income support (15+ years), 2013 | 30.4% | 13.8% | 16.6% |
Percent household crowding, 2013 | 18.6% | 7.7% | 10.9% |