The inequity of morbidity: Disparities in the prevalence of morbidity between ethnic groups in New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The burden of chronic disease is not evenly shared within our society. In this manuscript, we use comprehensive national-level data to compare morbidity burden between ethnic groups in New Zealand.

Methods

We investigated the prevalence of morbidity among all New Zealanders aged 18+ (n = 3,296,837), stratified by ethnic group (Māori, Pacific, Asian, Middle Eastern/Latin American/African, European/Other), using national-level hospitalisation and pharmaceutical data and two measures of morbidity (the M3 and P3 indices).

Results and conclusions

We observed substantial disparities for Māori and Pacific peoples compared to other ethnic groups for the vast majority of commonly-diagnosed morbidities. These disparities appeared strongest for the most-common conditio

SUBMITTER: Gurney J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7658519 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature