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These tables contain information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand in 2011. Information is broken down by age, sex, ethnicity, district health board and ICD-10-AM chapters, subgroups and three character codes.

These tables form part of the Mortality and Demographic Data annual series. The full publication based on this data, Mortality and Demographic Data 2011, was released in December 2014

This data is sourced from the Mortality Collection.

Key mortality statistics - 2011

Number of deaths: 2011 mortality
 TotalMaleFemale
Māori302715681459
Non-Māori27,26213,37313,889
Total30,28914,94115,348
Age-standardised rates: 2011 mortality rates*
 TotalMaleFemale
Māori663.2718.9609.0
Non-Māori374.8437.1319.4
Total400.4464.4343.2

* Age-standardised mortality rate (WHO World Standard Population), per 100,000 population.

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Ministry of Health. 2014. Mortality 2011 online tables. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

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