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Table 50. Mortality from Conditions with a Social Gradient in Children Aged 0–14 Years(Excluding Neonates) by Main Underlying Cause of Death, New Zealand 2005–2009Cause of DeathNumber:Total2005−2009Medical ConditionsNumber:AnnualAverageRate per100,000Percent ofCategoryPneumonia: Bacterial, Non-Viral 39 7.8 0.88 28.1Epilepsy/Status Epilepticus 19 3.8 0.43 13.7Meningococcal Disease 17 3.4 0.38 12.2Pneumonia: Viral 13 2.6 0.29 9.4Asthma 12 2.4 0.27 8.6Gastroenteritis 10 2.0 0.22 7.2Meningitis: Bacterial 9 1.8 0.20 6.5Acute Bronchiolitis 5 1.0 0.11 3.6Bronchiectasis 3 0.6 0.07 2.2Other Conditions 12 2.4 0.27 8.6Total Medical Conditions 139 27.8 3.12 100.0InjuriesTransport: Vehicle Occupant 91 18.2 2.05 37.6Transport: Pedestrian 45 9.0 1.01 18.6Drowning/Submersion 41 8.2 0.92 16.9Electricity/Fire/Burns 21 4.2 0.47 8.7Transport: Cyclist 12 2.4 0.27 5.0Mechanical Forces: Inanimate and Animate 13 2.6 0.29 5.4Falls 11 2.2 0.25 4.5Accidental Poisoning 8 1.6 0.18 3.3Total Injuries 242 48.4 5.44 100.0Post Neonatal SUDIPost Neonatal SUDI 270 54.0 6.07 100.0Total Mortality New Zealand 651 130.2 14.63 100.0Source: Numerator: National Mortality Collection (neonates removed); Denominator: Statistics NZ EstimatedResident Population (projected from 2007); Note: SUDI death numerators are for infants aged 29–364 daysonlyNew Zealand TrendsHospital Admissions: In New Zealand, medical admissions with a social gradient increasedduring the early 2000s, reached a peak in 2002, and then declined, with an upswing inrates again being evident during 2007–2009. In contrast, injury admissions with a socialgradient declined throughout 2000–2011 (Figure 104).Mortality: In New Zealand, mortality from injuries with a social gradient decreased between2000 and 2004, but fluctuated thereafter. Similarly, post-neonatal SUDI decreasedbetween 2000 and 2002 and thereafter remained relatively static, while mortality frommedical conditions with a social gradient fluctuated throughout 2000–2009 (Figure 104).Hospital Admissions and Mortality with a Social Gradient - 246