| Indicator | Māori | Non-Māori | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| Assault and homicide mortality, 15+ years, rate per 100,000, 2010–12 | 4.9 (3.3–7.0) |
1.6 (0.8–2.8) |
3.1 (2.3–4.2) |
1.3 (1.0–1.7) |
1.0 (0.7–1.4) |
1.2 (1.0–1.4) |
| Assault and attempted homicide hospitalisations, 15+ years, rate per 100,000, 2012–14 | 294.5 (281.5–307.9) |
109.6 (102.0–117.5) |
197.2 (189.9–204.8) |
98.4 (95.2–101.7) |
18.7 (17.4–20.1) |
58.4 (56.7–60.2) |
Māori adults were more likely than non-Māori adults to suffer adverse health effects as the victims of violence. Māori adults were more than 2.5 times as likely as non-Māori to die from assault and homicide (RR 2.67, CI 1.83–3.90). The disparity was greater for males: the Māori male rate was nearly 4 times as high as that of non-Māori males (RR 3.66, CI 2.31–5.80).
Māori rates of hospitalisation as the result of assault or attempted homicide were also significantly higher than those for non-Māori (RR 3.38, CI 3.21–3.55). The disparity was greater for females: the Māori female rate was nearly 6 times as high as that of non-Māori females (RR 5.87, CI 5.28–6.52).
- Figures are age-standardised to the total Māori population as recorded in the 2001 Census.
- Prioritised ethnicity has been used – see Ngā tapuae me ngā raraunga: Methods and data sources for further information.
Sources: Mortality Collection Data Set (MORT), Ministry of Health; National Minimum Data Set (NMDS), Ministry of Health