Child and youth health data and stats

Statistical publications and data sets on child and youth health.

Publications

  • Published 12 December 2012
    The report ‘The Health of  New Zealand Children 2011/12’ presents key findings about children's health and access to health services in 2011/12. These statistics come from the New Zealand Health Survey.
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    Published 07 December 2012
    This report explores the health status of Māori infants, children and young people using a range of routinely collected data sources.
  • Published 02 December 2009
    In June 2008 the initial findings for adults and children from the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey were released in A Portrait of Health: Key results of the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey. The publication A Focus on the Health of Māori and Pacific Children focuses specifically on findings for Māori and Pacific children that were not explored in the initial report.
  • Published 02 April 2007
    The National Childhood Immunisation Survey 2005 involved interviewing the caregivers of 1563 children aged two to three years old throughout the country from January to March 2005. The study looked at immunisation coverage of the primary series of vaccinations up to the age of two years. Caregiver responses were verified from written records.
  • Published 02 November 2003
    It describes the methodologies and the data on nutrient intakes and their sources; food security; eating patterns; frequently eaten foods; physical activity patterns; dental health; anthropometric measures and selected nutrition-related clinical measures of New Zealand schoolchildren 5–14 years of age.