Respiratory disease

Asthma

Indicator Māori Non-Māori
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Table 26: Asthma indicators, by gender, Māori and non-Māori [1]
Asthma hospitalisation, 5–34 years, rate per 100,000, 2012–14 193.7
(182.1–205.9)
247.9
(234.8–261.6)
222.4
(213.6–231.5)
112.6
(107.7–117.8)
113.3
(108.6–118.1)
113.2
(109.8–116.7)
Diagnosed asthma (self-reported), 15–45 years, percent, 2013/14 9.8
(7.4–12.9)
15.8
(12.9–19.3)
13.1
(11.4–15.1)
8.6
(7.1–10.3)
11.8
(10.2–13.7)
10.2
(9.1–11.4)

Table 26 shows that Māori aged 5–34 years were almost twice as likely as non-Māori in the same age group to have been hospitalised for asthma (RR 1.96, CI 1.87–2.07).

In 2013/14, Māori aged 15–45 years were more likely than non-Māori in the same age group to report being diagnosed with asthma (RR 1.27, CI 1.06–1.52).

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Indicator Māori Non-Māori
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Table 27: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease indicators, by gender, Māori and non‑Māori [2]
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality, 45+ years, rate per 100,000, 2010–12 106.9
(93.7–121.3)
110.6
(98.5–123.8)
108.5
(99.6–118.1)
43.7
(41.9–45.5)
32.1
(30.7–33.6)
37.0
(35.9–38.1)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalisation, 45+ years, rate per 100,000, 2012–14 1157.0
(1110.4–1205.1)
1804.5
(1747.0–1863.4)
1498.9
(1461.3–1537.2)
447.2
(439.7–454.8)
391.3
(384.5–398.2)
417.0
(412.0–422.1)

The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality rate among Māori aged 45 and over in 2010–12 was almost 3 times that of non-Māori in the same age group (RR 2.94, CI 2.68–3.22). The disparity was greater for females: Māori females had a COPD mortality rate almost 3.5 times that of non-Māori females (RR 3.44, CI 3.03–3.91).

Māori aged 45 and over had a COPD hospitalisation rate over 3.5 times that of non-Māori at the same age group in 2012–14 (RR 3.59, CI 3.46–3.74). Again, the relative disparity was greater for females: Māori females had a COPD hospitalisation rate more than 4.5 times that of non-Māori females (RR 4.61, CI 4.38–4.85).


1. Notes:

  • 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.
  • ‘Diagnosed asthma’ refers to people who reported that a doctor had told them that they had asthma and that they were currently taking medication (inhalers, medicine tablets, pills or other medication) to treat it.

Sources: 2013/14 New Zealand Health Survey, Ministry of Health; National Minimum Data Set (NMDS), Ministry of Health


2. Notes:

Sources: Mortality Collection Data Set (MORT), Ministry of Health; National Minimum Data Set (NMDS), Ministry of Health

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