28 Nov New Statistics from the 2016/17 New Zealand Health Survey
Posted at 12:17h
in Research
This new data (Tier 1) provides a snapshot of the health of New Zealanders through key indicators on health behaviours, health status and access to health care for both adults and children.Tier 1 Statistics 2016/17:
The tables are published on the Ministry of Health website and include statistics on
- self-rated health
- smoking (current)
- past-year drinking
- hazardous drinking
- obesity
- mental health status (psychological distress)
- unmet need for GP due to cost
- unfilled prescription due to cost.
Alison Pask, ANA Health Promotion Manager highlights a few observations on the obesity data:
- The data shows obesity is trending upwards
- Adult obesity (measured BMI 30+) has reached a new high of 32.2 %. As a comparison in 2006/07 total adult obesity was 26.5 %
- Childhood obesity is on the increase for both boys & girls in all age groups. This is a change from the previous year when data indicated childhood obesity rates had stabilised at 10.7%.
- 12.3% of children aged 0-14 years are obese. This has increased from 8.4% in 2006/07.
Results are available by sex, age group, ethnic group and neighbourhood deprivation. You can view the online data tables for the Tier 1 statistics
