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In 2018, there were 4,363 hospitalisations for traffic-related injuries in New Zealand
25 September 2020
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Māori children had traffic injury mortality rates which were three times higher than those of children of other ethnicities
One-third of private dwellings in New Zealand used a wood burner or a pellet fire as their main type of heating in 2018
Notification rates for potentially waterborne diseases continued to be higher for children aged 0–4, people of European/Other, and people living in less deprived or rural areas.
60% of New Zealanders on registered drinking-water supplies had access to fluoridated drinking-water, 2018–2019
76% of New Zealanders (3.1 million) on registered supplies received drinking water that met all bacteriological, protozoal and chemical requirements.
In 2019, there were 463 unintentional hazardous substances-related hospitalisations, and the number of hospitalisations has decreased since 2006 (563 hospitalisations).
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