Table 2 Avoidable Deaths by Ethnicity and Age Group, 2003–7
From: The cost of child health inequalities in Aotearoa New Zealand: a preliminary scoping study
Age group | Māori avoidable deaths (N) | Māori rate/100,000 | Non-Māori avoidable deaths (N) | Non-Māori rate/100,000 | Rate ratio (95% CI) | Expected Māori deaths if Māori rate equaled non- Māori rate | “Excess” Māori deaths (2003–7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0- < 28days | 260 | 300.65 | 593 | 278.48 | 1.08 (0.93–1.25) | 240.8 | 19.17 |
28days- <1 year | 302 | 349.22 | 279 | 131.02 | 2.67 (2.27–3.14) | 113.3 | 188.69 |
1 year- < 5years | 98 | 33.62 | 139 | 16.43 | 2.05 (1.58–2.65) | 47.9 | 50.09 |
5years- < 15yrs | 132 | 18.53 | 184 | 7.98 | 2.32 (1.86–2.90) | 56.8 | 75.17 |
Total | 792 | 72.62 | 1195 | 35.50 | 2.05 (1.87–2.24) | n.a. | 333.12 |