Environmental Health Indicators

Indoor environment

This section provides statistics about housing and health in New Zealand. 

About the indoor environment and health Information about how housing and the indoor environment affects our health.
Indicators at a glance - indoor environment Summary of indicators about lack of home heating, household crowding, second-hand smoke, and related health effects.

The indoor environment

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Household crowding
Statistics on the number of people living in crowded households.
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Second-hand smoke exposure
Statistics on the number of people exposed to second-hand smoke in their home.
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Home heating
Statistics on the number of households with no source of home heating.

Health effects of the indoor environment

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Asthma
Statistics about asthma deaths, hospitalisations and prevalence in New Zealand.
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Lower respiratory tract infections
Statistics about lower respiratory tract infection hospitalisations and deaths in New Zealand.
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Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI)
Statistics about sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) in New Zealand.
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Meningococcal disease
Statistics about meningococcal disease deaths and notifications in New Zealand.
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Health burden due to second-hand smoke exposure
Estimates of the health burden (in deaths and DALYs) due to second-hand smoke exposure in New Zealand.