Health
Key
Points
- Christchurch’s
infant mortality rate has declined rapidly in
recent years.
- Sudden
infant death syndrome or ‘cot death’ is
the main cause of death for Christchurch infants.
However, this cause of death has declined
significantly in recent years.
- Ischaemic
heart disease, cancer and stroke are the major
causes of death in Christchurch particularly
amongst the older age groups.
- Accidental
death and suicide (including self inflicted
injuries) are the leading causes of
Christchurch’s deaths in the 15-25 and 25-44
years age groups.
- The number
of male deaths due to accidents and suicides in
the City in the 15-24 and 25-44 age groups is
significantly higher than female deaths.
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The following section
provides information on the health of Christchurch residents. It
focuses on two traditional quantitative indicators of health -
infant mortality and major causes of death[29]. Trends in a third indicator,
life expectancy, are discussed earlier in this report.
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