This is a good place to start in your search for New Zealand statistics. The section on Health and Safety includes tables and graphs and basic numbers embedded in commentaries on the various aspects of health. Topics covered vary from year to year - this is a rich source of information about all aspects of New Zealand society.
Yearbooks from 1893-present can be found online.
Eldis Links to sources of information on developing countries. Includes over 30,000 summaries on topics such as health, health systems, gender, and agriculture and food.
GlobalHealth.gov US Dept of Health and Human Services.
HealthMap Useful to monitor disease outbreaks worldwide. Includes mobile app, 'Outbreaks Near Me'.
OECD iLibrary Contains statistics from OECD, includs health statistics
UC Atlas of Global Inequality (University of California Santa Cruz)
UNICEF statistics The UN agency responsible for monitoring the situation of women and children. Statistics available for individual countries, customized tables comparing countries can also be created.
Print copies of statistical series are shelved in the Official Publicationse section on level 3 of the Central Library. Many statistical publications now come in electronic format. Click on the Web link in the catalogue record to access them.
To search the catalogue for statistical publications use a Keywords search and enter the keywords zealand, statistics and your topic.
Sample searches include:
zealand statistics hospital utilization
zealand statistics medical personnel
zealand statistics cerebrovascular disease
zealand statistics health behavior
zealand statistics people with disabilities
zealand statistics medical care
zealand statistics public health
New Zealand Ministry of Health
NZ Health Statistics a quick way to locate data and statistics produced by the Ministry of Health and wider health sector in New Zealand. Information on:
Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand also collects and publishes health statistics. You can either enter your subject in the search box on their home page or browse under the link for People where there is a section for Health.