Mortality outcomes and inequities experienced by rural Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand

Sue M. Crengle · Gabrielle S. Davie · Jesse Whitehead · Brandon de Graaf · Ross A Lawrenson · Garry Nixon

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Background: Previous research identified inequities in all-cause mortality between Māori and non-Māori populations. Unlike comparable jurisdictions, mortality rates in rural areas have not been shown to be higher than those in urban areas for either population. This paper uses contemporary mortality data to examine Māori and non-Māori mortality rates in rural and urban areas. Methods: A population-level observational study using deidentified routinely collected all-cause mortality, amenable mortality and census data. For each level of the Geographic Classification for Health (GCH), Māori and non-Māori age-sex standardised all-cause mortality and amenable mortality incident rates, Māori:Non-Māori standardised incident rate ratios and Māori rural:urban standardised incident rate ratios were calculated. Age and deprivation stratified rates and rate ratios were also calculated. Findings: Compared to non-Māori, Māori experience excess all-cause (SIRR 1.87 urban; 1.95 rural) and amenable mortality (SIRR 2.45 urban; 2.34 rural) and in all five levels of the GCH. Rural Māori experience greater all-cause (SIRR 1.07) and amenable (SIRR 1.13) mortality than their urban peers. Māori and non-Māori all-cause and amenable mortality rates increased as rurality increased. Interpretation: The excess Māori all-cause mortality across the rural: urban spectrum is consistent with existing literature documenting other Māori health inequities. A similar but more pronounced pattern of inequities is observed for amenable mortality that reflects ethnic differences in access to, and quality of, health care. The excess all-cause and amenable mortality experienced by rural Māori, compared to their urban counterparts, suggests that there are additional challenges associated with living rurally. Funding: This work was funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC19/488).

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