Amenable mortality within the New Zealand homeless population: we can do better!
Amenable mortality within the New Zealand homeless population: we can do better! Open Access PDF Download Homelessness is an increasing and complex worldwide issue. New Zealand, like other higher-income countries, faces a growing prevalence of homelessness. Estimates indicate that between the 2006 and 2013 censuses, the absolute number of homeless persons increased from 33,000 to 41,000 (an increase of 24.2%), compared to the population growth during the same period of 5.3%.1–2 Definitions of homelessness vary across countries depending on the social, cultural and legal context in which th...
Source: nzma.org.nz