O'Donoghue B, Howden-Chapman P, Woodward A
Wellington School of Medicine, University of Otago.
Health Educ Behav. 2000 Jun;27(3):307-16. doi: 10.1177/109019810002700305.
The aim of this study was to compare patterns of mortality in Australia and New Zealand, using routinely collected data. Life expectancy at birth is greater in Australia than in New Zealand (in 1996 the gap was 1.5 years for women and 1.1 years for men). Prior to 1970, mortality was lower in New Zealand than Australia. Possible reasons for the divergence in life expectancies include slower economic growth in New Zealand, more marked increases in economic inequalities which have affected Maöri in particular and, to a modest extent, differentials in health care.
本研究旨在利用常规收集的数据比较澳大利亚和新西兰的死亡率模式。澳大利亚出生时的预期寿命高于新西兰(1996年,女性差距为1.5岁,男性为1.1岁)。1970年之前,新西兰的死亡率低于澳大利亚。预期寿命差异的可能原因包括新西兰经济增长较慢、经济不平等现象加剧(这尤其影响了毛利人,在一定程度上也影响了医疗保健差异)。