Where can I find health information?

What is this?

The New Zealand Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study analyses health losses sustained by New Zealanders of all ages, both sexes and both major ethnic groups.

What can I find here?

Information based on data from the NZBD includes:

• causes of health loss
• the relative impact of different diseases, injuries and risk factors
• health expectancy.

Who owns the data?

Ministry of Health

Where can I find this?

Longer, Healthier Lives: New Zealand’s Health 1990–2017

How often is it produced?

One-off

What is this?

This is a population-based register of all primary malignant diseases diagnosed in New Zealand.

What can I find here?

Information based on data from the NZCR includes:

• cancer registrations
• deaths from cancer
• most common cancers
• leading causes of death from cancer
• demographics
• cancer survival data

Who owns the data?

Te Whatu Ora

Where can I find this?

New Zealand Cancer Registry (NZCR)

See Cancer data and statistics for publications and datasets.

How often is it produced?

Information based on NZCR data is updated annually.

What is this?

The National Minimum Dataset (NMDS) is a national collection of public and private hospital discharge information, including coded clinical data for inpatients and day patients.

What can I find here?

IInformation based on data from the NMDS includes:

• hospital discharges
• hospital procedures
• hospital discharges involving injury and poisoning
• self-harm hospitalisations.

Who owns the data?

Te Whatu Ora

Where can I find this?

National Minimum Dataset (hospital events)

How often is it produced?

Information based on NMDS data is updated annually.

What is this?

The Mortality Collection classifies the underlying cause of death for all deaths registered in New Zealand, and all registerable stillbirths (fetal deaths).

What can I find here?

Information based on data from the Mortality Collection includes:

• leading causes of death
• demographics
• historical trends in mortality
• fetal and infant deaths
• suicide

Who owns the data?

Te Whatu Ora

Where can I find this?

Mortality Collection

How often is it produced?

Information based on Mortality Collection data is updated annually.

What is this?

The New Zealand Health Survey provides information about the health and well-being of New Zealand adults and children.

What can I find here?

Information based on data from the NZHS includes:

• health status
• health behaviours
• risk factors
• health conditions
• access to health care
• oral health.

Who owns the data?

Ministry of Health

Where can I find this?

New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS)

How often is it produced?

5-yearly since 1992/93

Changed to a continuous survey in 2011.

What is this?

Population statistics includes the number of births registered in New Zealand each year, along with statistics about deaths, marriages, civil unions and divorces.

What can I find here?

Information on Population Statistics includes:

• population data
• birth registrations
• fertility rates
• marriages, civil unions and divorces
• birth tables.

Who owns the data?

Statistics New Zealand

Where can I find this?

Population Statistics

How often is it produced?

Annually

What is this?

The Disability Survey collects information on people living with and without impairments in New Zealand.

What can I find here?

Information based on data from the Disability Survey includes:

• prevalence, nature, duration and causes of disability
• barriers that people with disabilities encounter in everyday life
• employment, transport, education, accommodation and special equipment

Who owns the data?

Statistics New Zealand

Where can I find this?

Disability Survey

How often is it produced?

Every 5 years

What is this?

The General Social Survey (GSS) collects information on a wide range of topics that will give an overall picture of the social well-being of New Zealanders.

What can I find here?

Information based on data from the GSS includes:

• how wellbeing varies across different groups within the population
• relationships between different aspects of life and to overall wellbeing.

Who owns the data?

Statistics New Zealand

Where can I find this?

General Social Survey

How often is it produced?

Biennially

What is this?

Statistics about life expectancy gives information about the patterns of mortality (death) and survival at various ages.

What can I find here?

Information on life expectancy includes:

• patterns of mortality
• New Zealand life-period tables
• births and deaths.

Who owns the data?

Statistics New Zealand

Where can I find this?

Life expectancy

How often is it produced?

Life tables: Every 5 years

What is this?

The Māori Social Survey provides information on the well-being of Māori and is focused on addressing key social and cultural information needs.

What can I find here?

Information based on data from the Māori Social Survey includes:

• wellbeing
• demographics
• economic standard of living
• health
• knowledge and skills
• te reo Māori and tikanga Māori.

Who owns the data?

Statistics New Zealand

Where can I find this?

Te Kupenga: Māori Social Survey

How often is it produced?

At this stage it is unknown whether this survey will be repeated.

What is this?

The New Zealand Census is the official count of how many people and dwellings there are in New Zealand.

What can I find here?

Information based on data from the New Zealand Census includes:

• demographic information including: health, income and education
• iwi and te reo Māori
• regional information including by: DHB, regional council, TLA and area unit
• and much more.

Who owns the data?

Statistics New Zealand

Where can I find this?

New Zealand Census

How often is it produced?

Every 5 years