About us Mō mātou

About the Ministry of Health and the New Zealand health system. 

Regulation & legislation Ngā here me ngā ture

Health providers and products we regulate, and laws we administer.

Strategies & initiatives He rautaki, he tūmahi hou

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

Māori health Hauora Māori

Increasing access to health services, achieving equity and improving outcomes for Māori.

Statistics & research He tatauranga, he rangahau

Data and insights from our health surveys, research and monitoring.

The Tier 1 Health Statistics Release Calendar page has the latest publication releases.

2019 Tier 1 Health Statistics Release Calendar - released statistics
Tier 1 indicatorData sourcePublication datePublicationFrequency
Cancer: New registrations 2017New Zealand Cancer Registry12 December 2019Cancer: New registrations 2017 online tablesYearly
Causes of death: 2017 (provisional)New Zealand Mortality Collection18 December 2019Mortality 2017 online tables (provisional)Yearly
Infant mortality: 2016New Zealand Mortality Collection20 November 2019Fetal and infant deaths 2016Yearly
Unfilled prescription due to cost: 2018/19New Zealand Health Survey14 November 2019Tier 1 statistics 2018/19: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Unmet need for GP due to cost: 2018/19New Zealand Health Survey14 November 2019Tier 1 statistics 2018/19: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Hazardous drinker: 2018/19New Zealand Health Survey14 November 2019Tier 1 statistics 2018/19: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Current drinker: 2018/19New Zealand Health Survey14 November 2019Tier 1 statistics 2018/19: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Mental health status: 2018/19New Zealand Health Survey14 November 2019Tier 1 statistics 2018/19: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Self-rated health status: 2018/19New Zealand Health Survey14 November 2019Tier 1 statistics 2018/19: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Obesity: 2018/19New Zealand Health Survey14 November 2019Tier 1 statistics 2018/19: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Current smoking: 2018/19New Zealand Health Survey14 November 2019Tier 1 statistics 2018/19: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Immunisation coverage: quarter one 2019/20National Immunisation Register Datamart Report1 November 2019National and DHB immunisation dataQuarterly
Privately funded hospital discharges 2016/17National Minimum Dataset2 October 2019Privately funded hospital discharges 2016/17Yearly
Hospital discharges publicly funded 2016/17National Minimum Dataset2 October 2019Publicly funded hospital discharges 2016/17Yearly
Causes of death: 2016New Zealand Mortality Collection2 August 2019Mortality 2016 online tablesYearly
Immunisation coverage: quarter four 2018/19National Immunisation Register Datamart Report1 August 2019National and DHB immunisation dataQuarterly
Primary Health enrolment statisticsPHO enrolment collection15 July 2019PHO Enrolment DemographicsQuarterly
Immunisation coverage: quarter three 2018/19National Immunisation Register Datamart Report1 May 2019National and DHB immunisation dataQuarterly
Primary Health enrolment statisticsPHO enrolment collection15 April 2019PHO Enrolment DemographicsQuarterly
Notifiable diseasesNational surveillance system (EpiSurv)26 February 20192018 Annual Notifiable Disease TablesYearly
Immunisation coverage: quarter twoNational Immunisation Register Datamart Report1 February 2019National and DHB immunisation dataQuarterly
Primary Health enrolment statistics:PHO enrolment collection15 January 2019PHO Enrolment DemographicsQuarterly

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