Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
Tatau Kahukura: Māori Health Chart Book 2024 provides reliable and easy-to-access statistical information on key Māori health indicators.
Tatau Kahukura has been designed as a tool for all parts of the health sector. The results highlight areas the health system needs to focus on to improve the health of Māori and reduce Māori health inequities.
It will be of value to the health and disability sector in policy, research, and service design. This information is also helpful for students and the wider community in gaining a better understanding of Māori health.
Tatau Kahukura also promotes Māori health analytical procedures and provides a reference point for analysts conducting Māori health focused analysis. Many of the more regular reporting, for example Whakamaua reporting, rely on methods specified in Tatau Kahukura.
Key findings
Tatau Kahukura shows that Māori have higher rates than non-Māori for many health conditions and chronic diseases, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and asthma.
Findings include:
- Māori adults were almost twice as likely as non-Māori adults to have experienced any type of racial discrimination.
- Māori boys and girls (aged 0 to 14 years) and Māori adults (aged 15 years and over) had daily vaping rates that were around three times higher than their non-Māori counterparts.
- Ischaemic heart disease rates were twice as high for Māori adults compared to non-Māori adults.
- Māori females had a lung cancer registration rate over three times that of non-Māori females.
- Māori males and females were around one and a half times more likely than non-Māori males and females to have diabetes.
- Māori aged 5–34 years were more than twice as likely as non-Māori in the same age group to have been hospitalised for asthma.
How to access Tatau Kahukura
You can access Tatau Kahukura online, or download the document versions.
