This article on Stuff.co.nz shows the cancer death rates per 100,000 people in each region across NZ. The statistics showed Northlanders were 1.3 times more likely to die of cancer than Kiwis living in Waitemata. That means for every 100,000 Northlanders, there are 33 extra cancer deaths.
Some key findings showed:
- For all cancers, those in the worst performing regions died at 1.3 times the rate of those in low-cancer areas.
- Rural Kiwis did worse than urban Kiwis. Waitemata, Nelson Marlborough, Capital and Coast, Auckland and Canterbury DHBs had the lowest death rates, while Northland, Tairawhiti, Lakes, Wairarapa and Taranaki had the highest.
- Cancer deaths were mostly highest in populations with high deprivation and more Maori, but bowel cancer deaths were concentrated in white, wealthy southern regions.
This chart from the Ministry of Health (2010-2012) shows the number of cancer deaths by region. If you click through to the article you can dynamically change the chart for specific cancers.
