Mental health (15+ years)

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Mental health (15+ years)

Table 26: Mental health indicators

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Indicator	Māori			non-Māori
Indicator	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
High or very high probability of anxiety or depressive disorder¹, 15+ years, 2006/07, rate per 100,000 ^2,3	9.1 (7.2-11.0)	13.0 (11.1-14.9)	11.2 (9.8-12.6)	5.3 (4.5-6.1)	6.7 (5.9-7.5)	6.0 (5.4-6.6)

Source: 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survery

Notes:

A Keesler-10 (K10) score of 12 or more.
Age standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
Prioritised Māori ethnic group – see ‘Ngā Tapuae me ngā Raraunga: Methods and Data Sources’ for further information.

Table 26 shows that Māori adults were nearly twice as likely as non-Māori adults to report they had a high or very high probability of anxiety or depressive disorder (RR 1.86, CI 1.59–2.13).

Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey (Oakley Browne et al 2006) provides the most up-to-date information on the prevalence of mental disorders and their patterns of onset and impact for the total New Zealand population and Māori and Pacific populations.

Although the differences are not statistically significant, this survey found the 12-month prevalence rate of any mental disorder for Māori males is 24.9 percent compared with 19.5 percent for non-Māori males and 33.2 percent for Māori females compared with 26.3 percent for non-Māori females.

For further information and a detailed analysis of Māori mental health, refer to Māori Mental Health
Needs Profile: A review of the evidence (Baxter 2008).

Page last updated: 26 July 2010

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