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.

2021 Tier 1 Health Statistics Release Calendar - released statistics
Tier 1 indicatorData sourcePublication datePublicationFrequency
Cancer: New registrationsNew Zealand Cancer Registry17 December 2021Cancer: New registrations online tablesYearly
Causes of death (provisional)New Zealand Mortality Collection16 December 2021Mortality web toolYearly
Primary Health enrolment statisticsPHO enrolment collection15 December 2021PHO enrolment demographicsQuarterly
Unfilled prescription due to costNew Zealand Health Survey1 December 2021Tier 1 Statistics 2020/21: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Unmet need for GP due to costNew Zealand Health Survey1 December 2021Tier 1 Statistics 2020/21: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Hazardous drinkerNew Zealand Health Survey1 December 2021Tier 1 Statistics 2020/21: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Current drinkerNew Zealand Health Survey1 December 2021Tier 1 Statistics 2020/21: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Mental health statusNew Zealand Health Survey1 December 2021Tier 1 Statistics 2020/21: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Self-rated health statusNew Zealand Health Survey1 December 2021Tier 1 Statistics 2020/21: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
ObesityNew Zealand Health Survey1 December 2021Tier 1 Statistics 2020/21: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Current smokingNew Zealand Health Survey1 December 2021Tier 1 Statistics 2020/21: New Zealand Health SurveyYearly
Infant MortalityNew Zealand Mortality Collection25 November 2021Fetal and infant deaths web toolYearly
Immunisation coverageNational Immunisation Register Datamart Report1 November 2021National and DHB immunisation dataQuarterly
Hospital discharges publicly fundedNational Minimum Dataset28 October 2021Publicly funded hospital dischargesYearly
Hospital discharges privately fundedNational Minimum Dataset28 October 2021Privately funded hospital dischargesYearly
Primary Health enrolment statisticsPHO enrolment collection15 October 2021PHO enrolment demographicsQuarterly
Immunisation coverageNational Immunisation Register Datamart Report1 August 2021National and DHB immunisation dataQuarterly
Primary Health enrolment statisticsPHO enrolment collection15 July 2021PHO enrolment demographicsQuarterly
Causes of death (final)New Zealand Mortality Collection30 June 2021Mortality web toolYearly
Primary Health enrolment statisticsPHO enrolment collection15 May 2021PHO enrolment demographicsQuarterly
Immunisation coverageNational Immunisation Register Datamart Report1 May 2021National and DHB immunisation dataQuarterly
Primary Health enrolment statisticsPHO enrolment collection15 April 2021PHO enrolment demographicsQuarterly
Notifiable diseasesNational surveillance system (EpiSurv)23 February 2021Annual Notifiable Disease TablesYearly
Immunisation coverageNational Immunisation Register Datamart Report1 February 2021National and DHB immunisation dataQuarterly
Primary Health enrolment statisticsPHO enrolment collection15 January 2021PHO enrolment demographicsQuarterly

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