New Zealand
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INTRODUCTION
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Ministry of Health
133 Molesworth St , P.O. Box 5013 , Wellington, New Zealand
Tel:04 - 496-2000
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WHO Representative for the South Pacific
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New Zealand lies in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is made up of the North and South Islands and a number of smaller islands, with a total land area of 270 692 square kilometres. The main North and South Islands are separated by Cook Strait, which at its narrowest point is 20 kilometres (km) wide. New Zealand is more than 1600 km long and 450 km wide at its widest part, and has a long coastline.
Table 1. Core population and health data (2002) |
|
Population |
[Total] |
3 975 900 (residents only) |
Life expectancy
at birth (years) |
[Both] |
… |
|
[0-14 years] |
882 252 (22.19%) |
[Male] |
76.00 (1999-2001) |
|
[65+ years] |
471 939 (11.87%) |
[Female] |
80.90 (1999-2001) |
|
Crude birth rate
(per 1000 population) |
|
13.70 |
Total fertility rate |
|
1.90 |
|
Crude death rate
(per 1000 population) |
|
7.12 |
% of population served with safe water |
[Total] |
78.00 |
|
[Urban] |
97.00 |
|
[Rural] |
81.00 |
|
Infant mortality rate
(per 1000 live births) |
|
5.30 (2001) |
% of population with adequate sanitary facilities |
[Total] |
100.00 |
|
[Urban] |
100.00 |
|
[Rural] |
100.00 |
|
Maternal mortality rate
(per 100 000 live births) |
|
7.00 (1999) |
|
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