Asthma
| Indicator | Māori | Non-Māori | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| 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 | |
| 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).
- 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
- 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