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Adults experiencing mental health illness
2011/12 - 2019/20
This indicator looks at Southern adults who have ever been diagnosed with a mood disorder* and/or anxiety disorder* or reported having experienced psychological distress*.
Why is this important?
- Mental health (including emotional health; taha hinengaro) is a key component of everyone’s overall health and wellbeing. Mental Health is defined as a “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.(WHO 2013; Health Navigator NZ)
- Good mental health enables us to cope with the normal challenges of life, ensure we are productive, have a sense of purpose and worth, and are able to participate positively and connect with our community. (WHO 2013; Health Navigator NZ)
- Many people experience mental health illness, or episodes of significant mental distress over their lifetime. Understanding a population’s mental health needs is important when planning services to address these broader influences and improve people’s mental health and wellbeing.
What do these pictures show?
Southerners aged 15 years and over ever diagnosed with a mood disorder and/or anxiety disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder/ manic depression, panic attacks, phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder:
- In Southern, between 2017 – 2020:
- a fifth of adults (around 20% or 1 in 5 people) reported being diagnosed with a mood and/or anxiety disorder. This is similar to the national findings.
- the percentage adults ever diagnosed with a mood and/or anxiety disorder has gradually increased.
- women are more likely, compared with men, to have ever been diagnosed with a mood and/or anxiety disorder, particularly those aged 25 years and over. These are similar to national findings. There are also higher proportions of women by each ethnic group and each deprivation quintile.
- a higher percentage of Māori, compared to non-Māori having ever been diagnosed with a mood and/or anxiety disorder, and this has been a consistent pattern in Southern since 2011-14.
What do these pictures show?
- In Southern, between 2017–2020:
- nearly 10% (or 1 in 10) adults reported in having recently experienced psychological distress, such as anxiety, confused emotions, depression or rage, in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. This was similar to national findings.
- nearly 15% (or 15 of 100) of people living in the most deprived areas (quintile 5) reported experiencing recent psychological distress compared to less than 5% of adults in the least deprived areas (quintile 1).
- 1 in 7 (14%) of 15–24-year-olds had experienced recent psychological distress, compared with older age groups. Similar patterns by age were seen for both males and females. These are also similar to the national pattern.
- Over time, a higher percentage of Māori adults have experienced recent psychological distress compared with other ethnicities. This is similar to national findings.
What does this mean for Southern?
- In Southern, and similar to findings for Aotearoa/New Zealand as a whole, nearly one fifth of the population aged 15 years and older has been diagnosed with a mood and/or anxiety disorder at some stage during their life; nearly 10% have recently experienced a high level of psychological distress. The percentages have been gradually increasing for both.
- In general, these two measures of mental ill health are more likely to be experienced by younger adults, females, Māori adults, and adults living in more socioeconomically deprived neighbourhoods (quintile 5).
- Te Whatu Ora Southern in partnership with WellSouth are making a greater investment into a range of mental health services, in response to both He Ara Oranga and Rising to the Challenge: The Mental Health and Addiction Service Development Plan 2012-2017.
For mental health and addiction services near you or your whānau in Southern, see:
Mental health services helplines| Ministry of Health NZ
Southern Health A-Z | Southern Health | He hauora, he kuru pounamu
Ambulatory Sensitive Hospitalisations
2017 - 2023
This indicator looks at Ambulatory Sensitive Hospital admissions*, also known as ASH rates*. ASH rates are hospital admissions that may have been avoidable if high quality primary or preventive care had been received.
Why this is important?
- ASH rates are one of the ways that health service districts compare and monitor performance.
- ASH rates help show planners ways that the health sector could work better together to improve well-being and prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital by better understanding:
- People’s access to primary care.
- How effective primary care is.
- How well primary and secondary care are working together.
- If there are groups in our population who are more at risk of unnecessary hospitalisation than others.
What do these pictures show?
- Between 2017 and 2022, ASH rates went up and down. The drop in ASH rates in 2020, is likely related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, ASH rates in 2022 are higher than in 2017:
- Total ASH rates in Southern (2017-2022) are generally lower than than the national rates in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
What do these pictures show?
- The ten most common reasons for admissions to hospital that could have potentially been avoided.
- For 45–64-year-olds, problems with the heart or lungs are the most common.
- For 0–4-year-olds, problems with nose, throat, lungs (upper and lower respiratory tract), stomach, guts (digestive tract) and teeth are the most common.
What does this mean for Southern?
- Overall, ASH rates in Southern show there is a need to improve preventive care and access to primary care to help keep people out of hospital.
- ASH rates for tamariki/children (0-4 years) are currently under the target of <5,678 per 100,000.
- ASH rates for adults (45-64 years) are above the current target of <2865 per 100,000.
For more information on healthy living and programmes in Southern to help you prevent illness and stay well see:
Clinical Service » WellSouth
Healthy living | Health Navigator NZ
HealthEd | Helping New Zealanders stay well
Breast cancer screening
2010 - 2022
This indicator looks at breast cancer screening*, also known as mammography*, among women aged between 45 and 69 years.
Why is this important?
- Anyone can get breast cancer, however, it is experienced most commonly by wahine/women aged 50 years or older.
- Breast cancer is the third most common cancer in New Zealand. Ministry of Health NZ
- Regular breast screening helps find cancer before symptoms appear. Those who are screened have a lower risk of dying from breast cancer than those who are not screened regularly.
- Breast cancer is most treatable when it is found early.
What do these pictures show?
- Since 2010, the percentage of eligible people taking part in breast cancer screening has gone up in general. There was a noticeable dip in 2020 & 2021, likely due to COVID, but this seems to be improving.
- Despite improvements in people getting breast screening, there are gaps between ethnic groups. People of Pacific and Māori ethnicity received less screening than other ethnic groups.
What does this mean for Southern?
- The screening programme aims for at least 70% (or 70 out of 100) eligible people to be screened for breast cancer.
- Between 2018-2020, the Southern district screened 71% of its eligible population. See National Screening Unit
- There are persistent gaps in breast screening rates between ethnic groups. Understanding these patterns can help direct services to promote/encourage and support more people to take-up the opportunity to be screened.
New Zealand offers free breast cancer screening to anyone with breast tissue aged 45-69. See:
Bowel Cancer
2018 - 2021
This indicator looks at bowel cancer screening* and types of bowel cancer* in Southern adults.
Why is this important?
- According to the Ministry of Health, Aotearoa/New Zealand has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world. Bowel cancer | Ministry of Health NZ
- Screening for bowel cancer helps catch it early. In many cases, with early effective treatment, bowel cancer can be cured or controlled so that people live longer.
- Bowel cancer may be prevented by living a healthy lifestyle: eating a healthy diet, exercising, having a healthy weight, not smoking, and not drinking too much alcohol. Bowel Cancer NZ
What do these pictures show?
- The bowel screening programme was started in Southern in 2018. Since then, between 70 – 74% (about three quarters) of eligible people have completed the screening test. This is higher than in the rest of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
- There are gaps in bowel screening participation between ethnic groups in Southern. People of Asian and Pacific ethnicity were less likely to complete a FIT test.
- About half of bowel cancers detected through follow up colonoscopies, were early stages 1 and 2, about 20% were stage 3 and about 5% were advanced stage 4. The increase in stage 3 & 4 bowel cancer stages in 2021 may be due to COVID restrictions and less access to care.
What does this mean for Southern?
- The bowel screening programme aims for at least 60% (or 60 out of 100) eligible people to complete a FIT test.
- Between 2018-2021, Southern exceeded the national target.
- There are persistent gaps in bowel screening rates between ethnic groups. Understanding these patterns can help direct services to encourage and support more people to take-up the opportunity to be screened. This may also help reduce the number of more advanced bowel being detected.
New Zealand offers free bowel screening programmes for most people aged 60 – 74 years:
To see if your eligible check - Bowel screening | National Screening Unit. Age groups are expected to be lowered to Māori and Pacific from July 2023.
How to do a bowel screening test - Doing the bowel screening test |
Meet bowel screening champions - Bowel screening champions | Southern Health |
Cervical cancer screening
2016 - 2022
This indicator looks at women aged 25-69 years in Southern who have had cervical cancer screening* in the last three years. Cervical screening involves having a test called a cervical smear which can show early changes in the cervix before a woman has any symptoms. The smear process.
Why is this important?
- Screening is a way of looking for a disease or illness in people who have no symptoms, but who may be at risk of developing the condition. All women, trans or non-binary people aged between 25 and 69 years who have been sexually active should have regular smear tests.
- Cervical cancer tends to develop slowly. Regular cervical screening can help detect early changes. If managed this can prevent cancer from developing.
- Since the national cervical screening programme started, the number of people who die of cervical cancer has dropped by nearly two thirds. Why have regular smear tests
What do these pictures show?
- Overall, between 2016 and 2022, the percentage of people receiving cervical cancer screening in Southern improved from around 65% to nearly 75% (or 65 to 75 out of 100 people).
- Despite improvements in eligible people getting cervical screening, there are gaps between ethnic groups.
- In the first half of 2022, people of Asian and Pacific ethnicity received less cervical screening than people of Māori or New Zealand European ethnicity.
What this means for Southern
- The target for cervical screening is to have greater than 80% (or 80 of 100) eligible people screened for cervical cancer every three years.
- Although coverage of cervical cancer screening in Southern has improved somewhat, as a region, the target is still not met. There are persistent inequities in screening coverage between the ethnicities.
- Improving screening coverage across all groups may decrease the number of women dying from this potentially preventable condition.
Click here for more information about cervical cancer screening.
Click here for more information about protection against cervical cancer through Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) immunisation.
Diabetes
2015 - 2023
These indicators look at the number of Southerners, 15 years and older, living with diabetes* (often referred to as diabetics) and how well their blood sugar is controlled, this is also known as Glycaemic control or HbA1C*.
Why is this important?
- Diabetes is a long-term medical problem where the body cannot control blood sugar levels properly. Ministry of Health NZ
- A person can have serious complications from having diabetes.
- These can often be prevented with good blood sugar control (also known as good glycaemic control) Health Navigator NZ.
- Over 90% (or 90 of 100) people with diabetes have Type 2 diabetes* which can often be prevented through regular physical activity, good nutrition, and keeping a healthy weight.
What do these pictures show?
- Overall, about 5% (or 5 of 100) people in Southern are living with diabetes. This has not changed much over the years.
- From 2016 and 2022, the percentage of people with good or acceptable glycaemic control (an HbA1C under 64 m/mol) has been relatively consistent, varying between 64%-71%.
- Glycaemic control varies across ethnic groups.
- People of Asian ethnicity had the highest percentage of good glycaemic control around 75% (or 75 of 100).
- Pacific peoples with good control has stayed around 50% to 60% (or 50-60 of 100%).
What this means for Southern.
- The target for Southern is that more than 60% (or 60 of 100) diabetics have an HbA1C under 64m/mol which reflects good or acceptable glycaemic control.
- Although Southern is meeting this target, there are still too many diabetics that need support to help keep their blood sugars better controlled.
- There is also concern that many people living with diabetes do not get blood tests or annual diabetes checks, so there may be many people living with diabetes who still have a higher risk of negative effects of the illness.
To see if you are at risk of diabetes click Diabetes New Zealand.
To learn more about HbA1C and glycaemic control click HbA1c testing | Health Navigator NZ.
For programmes to help keep you well with diabetes see Clinical Service » WellSouth
Faster cancer treatment
2016 - 2023
This indicator looks at how quickly adults begin their treatment for cancer after being referred by a General Practitioner (GP)*.
Why is this important?
- In 2014, the Ministry of Health set a target that 90% (or 90 of 100) patients referred by their GP with a high suspicion of cancer should get their first treatment within 62 days of the referral being received. Health targets | Ministry of Health NZ
- Rapid investigation, diagnosis and treatment of cancer is more likely to improve a person’s health outcomes.
- When faced with a cancer diagnosis, being treated quickly can help reduce stress for patients and whānau.
What does this picture show?
- The wait times for cancer treatment have gone up and down between 2016 -2022. Generally, most patients are not starting their first cancer treatment within 62 days of referral.
- During 2020/2021 reporting period, approximately 8 District Health Boards out of 20 met the 90% target. Ministry of Health NZ
- Note national reporting on this indicator changed in 2020. https://reports.hqsc.govt.nz/HSI/#!/
What does this mean for Southern?
- Overtime, Southern has not consistently met the Faster Cancer Treatment target.
- There are several initiatives in Southern to try and address this gap, these include approaches to resourcing and monitoring systems issues around Faster Cancer Treatment. Southern DHB Annual Plan 2021-22.pdf (southernhealth.nz)
Heart Disease Hospitalisations
2015 - 2022
This indicator looks at admissions to hospital for heart disease*, also known as cardiac or cardiovascular disease*. Having heart disease can lead to having a heart attack*.
Why is this important?
- According to the Heart Foundation, 175,000 people in Aotearoa/New Zealand are living with heart disease. Heart Foundation
- Heart disease causes the second highest number of deaths in Southern.
- If someone does have a heart attack, early treatment can help improve long term outcomes.
- Many of the things that lead to heart disease are preventable, such as high blood pressure, smoking, smoking, high cholesterol and being overweight.
What do these pictures show?
- Overall, the amount of hospital admissions for heart disease is coming down.
- There were 2,910 hospital admissions for heart disease in 2015/16 and 2,246 in 2021/22.
- Males are more likely to be hospitalised for heart disease than females. In 2021/22, males made up about 62% (or 62 out of 100) heart disease admissions.
- The number of hospital admissions for heart disease is highest for those aged 65 years and older. In 2021/22, people aged 65 and older made up about 62% (or 62 out of 100) heart disease admissions.
- The rate of hospitalisations for heart disease varies with ethnicity. In 2021/22, people of Asian ethnicity had the lowest rate (10 per 10,000), and New Zealand Europeans had the highest rate (64 per 10,000).
What does this mean for Southern?
- Although heart disease admissions are coming down, Southern still has too many people admitted to the hospital because of heart disease.
- Better understanding of the patterns of heart disease admissions can help health planners support people and their communities to reduce the rates of heart disease and close the gaps for everyone.
For more information on recognising a heart attack or preventing heart disease see:
To do an online heart health check see:
Health Status
2015 - 2020
This indicator looks at the self-rated health status of adults and parent/caregiver-rated health status of tamariki/children.
For this indicator, parents and caregivers of tamariki/children, aged 0-14, have indicated how healthy they think their children are. Adults, aged 15 and older, rated their own health. A scale including the options of poor, fair, good, very good and excellent was used for both.
Why is this important?
- People’s thoughts about their own health or the health of their whanau are often used to show how healthy a population is. Self-rated perceptions of health are often similar to other measures of health status.
- Self-rated health status can be used to predict the use of health care services and help identify gaps in the system.
What do these pictures show?
Tamariki/children:
- In Southern, according to their parents or caregivers, nearly all children were in good to excellent health. This was similar to the rest of Aotearoa/New Zealand, and has not changed significantly since 2015/16.
- The trend of parent/caregiver rated good to excellent health for tamariki was seen across age, ethnic and socioeconomic groups.
Adults:
- On average, the majority of adults in Southern, about 88 out of 100, rate themselves in good to excellent health. This was similar to the rest of Aotearoa/New Zealand, and has not changed significantly since 2015/16.
- There was variation in self-rated health according to ethnicity and socioeconomic deprivation:
- Although at least 8 out of 10 people in all groups rated themselves in good to excellent health more Asian and European ethnic groups rated themselves in better health than Māori and Pacific groups.
- In Southern, the percentage of adults rating themselves to be in good to excellent health was higher for adults living in areas of less socioeconomic deprivation compared to those living in more deprived areas.
What does this mean for Southern?
- Overall the health status of Southerners is rated as good to excellent but there is some variation across ethnic and socioeconomic groups.
- Health planners and service providers need to work with communities to better understand these gaps.
Self-harm (youth)
2018 - 2022
This indicator looks at rangatahi/young people, aged 10-24 years, who were admitted to hospital due to an intentional self-harm* event. The self-harm* data includes intentional activities which resulted in an injury or poisoning where a person is admitted to hospital, including a short stay in an emergency department or a mental health service presentation. It does not include intentional activities that have resulted in death.
Why is this important?
- Childhood and adolescence are key stages of development, particularly for mental health, where the “cognitive and social-emotional skills” are developed.
- Intentional self-harm indicates a young person is in distress and is often associated with other mental health conditions or personal stress.
- Information on self-harm hospitalisations helps mental health and other health service providers provide help where it is most needed to these events can be prevented.
- A 2019 national survey of rangatahi aged 12 to 18 years reported that 6% of respondents had considered intentional self-harm in the preceding 12 months.
What do these pictures show?
- The rate of hospitalisation of rangatahi aged 10–24 years for self-harm in Southern has been increasing and has been generally higher than the national rate.
- In Southern, the majority of self-harm hospitalisations were of rangatahi aged 15–19 years. Hospitalisation rates for this age group have been consistently higher compared to other age groups.
- The self-harm hospitalisation rates among female rangatahi in Southern were three to four times that of males. This is consistent with the rest of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
- In Southern, rates of self-harm hospitalisation have been increasing for 10–24-year-olds living in the least deprived (quintiles 1&2) areas.
What does this mean for Southern?
- In recent years, compared with Aotearoa/New Zealand, Southern has higher rates of hospitalisation for self-harm among rangatahi overall, for both sexes, among 15–24 year olds, across all ethnic groups and deprivation quintiles.
- Although the majority of self-harm hospitalisations were female, and in those aged 15–19 years, rates were noted to have increased over time among the rangatahi residing in the least deprived areas.
- Southern has identified self-harm presentations in the work to address youth mental health and well-being as part of the alignment with the Mental Health Enquiry recommendations.
If any issues have been raised for you from reading this information, these services can help:
Mental health services Ministry of Health NZ
Southern Health A-Z | Southern Health | He hauora, he kuru pounamu
For information on suicide data in Aotearoa/New Zealand and Southern see: Suicide web tool (shinyapps.io)
Life expectancy at birth
2005 - 2007 to 2012 - 2014
This indicator looks at life expectancy* (how long someone is expected to live, or average length of life).
Why is this important?
- Knowing the average length of time that people will live and the patterns of peoples’ deaths tells planners how healthy a population is.
- Ongoing differences between ethnic groups shows there are inequities that need to be addressed.
What do these pictures show?
- In New Zealand as a whole, people are living about one and half years longer than they were in 2007.
- There is a gap between males and females.
- Girls, born between 2012-2014, live four years longer than boys
- Life expectancy differs across ethnic groups:
- New Zealand Europeans are more likely to live longer than Māori and Pacific people.
- Māori in the Southern District live slightly longer than the wider New Zealand Māori population.
- People of Asian ethnicity live the longest.
What does this mean for Southern?
- Although people are living longer in Southern, the differences between ethnicities still need to be equalled out.
Life expectancy at age 65
2012 - 2014
This indicator looks how long people can expect to live if they are already 65 years old. This is known as life expectancy*.
Why is this important?
- Knowing the number of years older people might have left to live is useful for health service planning.
What do these pictures show?
- Women who are aged 65 years are expected to live 21 more years, and men 18 more years.
- Life expectancy differs across ethnic groups:
- Asians in Southern who reach age 65 years are expected to live nearly 24 more years.
- Māori in Southern who reach age 65 are expected to live longer than Māori aged 65 across New Zealand as a whole.
What does this mean for Southern?
- People are living longer in Southern, but it differs depending on ethnicity and sex.
- People are living longer with growing cultural diversity among older people.
- The life expectancy differences between ethnicities still need to be equalled out.
Living with Disability
2013
This indicator looks at adults in Southern who were living with disability* in 2013.
Why is this important?
- Living with disability is common in Aotearoa/New Zealand; it affects about a quarter of the population. People with disability often do not fare as well as non-disabled in areas like health outcomes, employment and unmet needs.
- Understanding who is living with disability helps with service planning, policy development, and determining whether the needs of disabled people are being met. Improving information about disabled people - Office for Disability Issues
What do these pictures show?
- In Southern, about 26% (a quarter) of the population identified as living with disability. This is similar to the rest of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
- The most common type of disability reported in Southern was related to disease or illness. This is cross similar to national findings.
- The most common reasons for disability are mobility, followed by hearing and agility impairments. Overall, Southern mirrors the national findings.
- Having multiple disabilities is common; a higher percentage of people living with disability reported having multiple disabilities, compared with single.
What this means for Southern?
- Like the rest of Aotearoa/New Zealand, Southern has a large portion of the population living with disability.
- The 2013 data is the most recent national disability survey. There is a need for more current information on Southerners living with disability. Plans are in place for a national disability survey in 2023. See New Zealand Disability Strategy - Office for Disability Issues for more information.
- In 2021, the Southern Disability Strategy was launched. “The vision is that all disabled people, tāngata whaikaha, and Deaf people in Southern will have an equal opportunity to achieve their best possible health outcomes, enabling their participation in their community.” SDHB Annual Report 2021, p57.
For resources related to disability in Aotearoa/New Zealand see:
Mortality
2000 - 2018
This indicator looks at mortality* in Southern for people under 75 years of age.
Why is this important?
- Information about mortality (deaths) such as the current top 10 causes of death, trends in causes of death overtime and patterns of risk in specific communities help understand the health of a population.
What do these pictures show?
- Overall, the morality rates for those aged 0-74 years have decreased between 2000 – 2017.
- For people aged 15-74 years, some of the most common causes of death are related to diseases of circulatory systems such as heart disease or stroke, cancers, self-harm and diseases of the respiratory system (lungs).
What does this mean for Southern?
- In 2017, the Southern mortality rate for those aged 0-74 years was about 175 per 100,000 people. This is similar to the rest of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
- Information on the rates and causes of deaths helps tell how well health programmes are performing.
For more information on Mortality across Aotearoa/New Zealand see the Ministry of Health Mortality web tool.
Potentially Preventable causes of death
2010 - 2018
This indicator looks at deaths in people under the age of 75 that may have been prevented by effective and timely healthcare. These deaths are also called amenable mortality*.
Why is this important?
- Getting timely and effective healthcare is important for managing illness and injuries.
- Knowing the causes of preventable deaths and who is most affected is important for developing strategies to prevent such deaths from happening in the future.
What do these pictures show?
- From 2010 – 2018 the amenable mortality rate has gone up and down in Southern. Overall, the rate has gone down. This is a similar trend to the rest of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
- The amenable mortality rates vary between ethnic groups. Generally, Southern non-Māori and non-Pacific populations have lower amenable mortality rates compared to Māori populations. This is similar throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand.
- In 2018, the top 5 causes of potentionally preventable deaths were coronary disease, suicide, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonday Disease, cerebrovascular diseases and female breast cancer.
What does this mean for Southern?
- Although amenable mortality rates have been going down overall. There are still significant gaps between Māori and Non-Māori populations.
- There are many economic, environmental and behavioural factors that have an influence on people’s life expectancy. Prevention, early diagnosis through access to health screening, improved management of long-term conditions and access to safe and effective treatment are important factors in improving survival rates for complex illnesses such as some cancers and heart disease.
- Southern is working to the goal of reducing amenable mortality to 46 people per 100,000 through a number of improvement activities.
For more information on amenable mortality data see - Amenable Mortality SLM Data | Nationwide Service Framework Library (health.govt.nz)
Stroke hospitalisations
2015 - 2022
This indicator looks at the number of hospital admissions related to a stroke* which is also known as a cerebrovascular accident*. A stroke is a sudden interruption to the blood flow of the brain, which can cause permanent damage to the brain cells. Facts and FAQs | Stroke Foundation NZ
Why is it important?
- About 10,000 people have strokes each year in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Stroke Foundation NZ
- Strokes are among the top 5 causes of death in Southern.
- If someone does have a stroke, early treatment and rehabilitation can help improve long term outcomes.
- Most strokes are preventable.
What do these pictures show?
- Hospital admissions for stroke have been going up and down between 2015/2016 and 2021/2022; overall there is an increase.
- In 2015/2016 there were 787 hospital admissions for stroke and in 2021/2022 there were 937.
- The number of hospital admissions due to stroke is highest for those aged 65 years and over; this has been increasing over time.
- Males are admitted for stroke more than females.
- Admissions for stroke vary by ethnicity. In 2021/2022, people of Asian ethnicity had the lowest rate; 5 per 10,000 and New Zealand European/Other had the highest rate; 27 per 10,000.
What does this mean for Southern?
- Southern has too many people admitted to the hospital because of stroke.
- Better understanding of the patterns of stroke admissions can help health planners support people and their communities to reduce the rates of strokes and close the gaps for everyone.
For more information on recognising or preventing a stroke see:
Whānau ora | Healthy families
2018
This indicator shows the level of well-being of the whānau/family reported by Māori aged 15 years and over.
Why is this important?
- Healthy whānau/families encompass living a healthy lifestyle, being self-managing and confident to participate in society. It forms the foundations for a healthy future.
Whānau well-being, Southern Māori aged 15 years and over compared to NZ, 2018
What do these pictures show?
- Three-quarters (7 out of 10) of Southern Māori adults said the well-being of their whānau was well to extremely well (at 7 or above on a scale from 0 to 10).
- Nearly one in 10 said their whānau well-being was excellent (10).
What does this mean for Southern?
- Understanding the significance of culture is important for:
- empowering our whānau and communities to make informed decisions about their health.
- health service planning and delivery.
For more information
Whānau Ora