This equates to 111.8 deaths per 100,000 people in the Counties Manukau health board area, compared to 84.7 in Auckland and 82.6 in Waitematā. The 2018 populations served by each health board were Counties Manukau 567,000, Auckland 493,300 and Waitematā DHB 615,100. The most common causes of such deaths in south Auckland are coronary heart disease, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, suicide, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and breast cancer.
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The healthcare system has been labeled unacceptably racist , with Pasifika suffering the worst health inequities. Epidemiologist Dr Alistair Woodward said deprivation and poverty were the two main drivers behind the high level of premature deaths in Counties Manukau. He said people in poverty are often living in substandard housing and have lower incomes, which contributes to poorer health outcomes and an increase in premature deaths.
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