Marshall R J, Keating G M
Department of Community Health, University of Auckland.
N Z Med J. 1989 Sep 13;102(875):464-5.
An area analysis is presented of deaths in Auckland that were ostensibly avoidable, by appropriate medical intervention and treatment. Mortality data from the National Health Statistics Centre for the period 1977-85 were used in the analysis. The definition of an avoidable death was based on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code using established criteria. Eight percent of deaths of people under 65 years of age met the criteria. The basic spatial entity for the analysis is the census area unit and maps of Auckland are presented to show the distribution of avoidable mortality. It is found that there are significant and consistent spatial variations. Three areas with avoidable mortality that is generally higher than elsewhere are apparent: in south Auckland; to the north-west of the central urban sector centered on Grey Lynn; and in the eastern parts of the central sector from Glenn Innes to Onehunga.
本文呈现了奥克兰地区本可通过适当医疗干预和治疗避免的死亡情况分析。分析使用了国家卫生统计中心1977年至1985年期间的死亡率数据。可避免死亡的定义基于国际疾病分类（ICD）编码并采用既定标准。65岁以下人群中8%的死亡符合该标准。分析的基本空间实体是普查区单元，并展示了奥克兰地图以显示可避免死亡率的分布。研究发现存在显著且一致的空间差异。明显有三个区域的可避免死亡率普遍高于其他地方：奥克兰南部；以格雷林恩为中心的城市中心区西北部；以及从格伦因尼斯到奥内胡加的中心区东部。
