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Figure 104. Hospital Admissions (2000–2011) and Mortality (2000–2009) from Conditionswith a Social Gradient in New Zealand Children Aged 0–14 Years (Excluding Neonates)Admissions per 1,000 (0–14 Years)5045403530252015105Admissions: Medical ConditionsAdmissions: InjuriesMortality: Post Neonatal SUDIMortality: InjuriesMortality: Medical Conditions1412108642Mortality per 100,000002000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112000200120022003200420052006200720082009Hospital AdmissionsMortalitySource: Numerator Admissions: National Minimum Dataset (neonates removed); Numerator Mortality: NationalMortality Collection (neonates removed); Denominator: Statistics NZ Estimated Resident Population (projectedfrom 2007) Note: Medical Conditions Admissions: Acute and arranged admissions only; Injury Admissions:Emergency Department cases removedNew Zealand Trends by EthnicityHospital Admissions for Medical Conditions: In New Zealand during 2000–2011,hospitalisations for medical conditions with a social gradient were consistently higher forPacific, than for Māori, than for European/Other children. For Pacific children, admissionsincreased during the early 2000s, reached a peak in 2003 and then declined. An upswingin rates was again evident during 2007–2009, with rates then declining again during 2010.For Māori children, rates were static during the mid 2000s, but then increased between2007 and 2009 before declining again, while for European/Other children rates were staticduring the mid 2000s but increased during 2007–2010 (Figure 105).Hospital Admissions for Injuries: In New Zealand during 2000–2011, injury admissions witha social gradient were also higher for Pacific and Māori children than for European/Otherchildren. While admission rates declined for all ethnic groups during 2000–2011, the rateof decline was faster for European/Other, followed by Māori children. Thus ethnicdifferences were greater in 2011 than they were in 2000. While in absolute terms, themagnitude the ethnic differences seen appeared to be less marked than for medicalconditions, for technical reasons, comparisons between these categories is not strictlypossible (see Note 4 in Methods section) (Figure 105).Mortality: In New Zealand during 2000–2009, SUDI mortality was consistently higher forMāori, than for Pacific, than for European/Other infants, while mortality from medicalconditions with a social gradient was generally higher for Māori and Pacific children thanfor European/Other children. Mortality from injuries with a social gradient was alsoconsistently higher for Māori than for European/Other children, while rates for Pacificchildren were more variable (Figure 106).Hospital Admissions and Mortality with a Social Gradient - 247