Environmental Health Indicators
Factsheets
Welcome to the Factsheets page. The index below lists all the EHI Factsheets, their corresponding number and the category within which they fall. Select a category from the left hand side to view/download all the factsheets in that category, or simply click on the indicator of interest in the index (those in Green are up to date/available). Also please see the additional resources where available, such as the Interactive geospatial data tool at CPHR online.
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Environmental Health Indicators - Index |
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Rationale |
Additional resources |
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Existing indicators |
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Demographics |
Population Growth
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Map Population change in NZ, by TA, % change, temporal trend |
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Population Density |
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No. of passenger arrivals in NZ
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Annual number of passenger arrivals Into NZ, by type, temporal trend |
Passenger arrivals Into New Zealand
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Energy |
Energy consumption
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New Zealand total energy consumed, by fuel type, temporal trend |
Number of Vehicles on the road
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New Zealand total energy consumed, by sector, temporal trend |
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Vehicles |
Number of Vehicles
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No. Of light vehicles per 1000 Population, comparison with other countries, current year |
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Average age of Vehicle fleet
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Average age of vehicle fleet, international comparisons, current year |
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Heating |
Use of wood and coal for domestic heating
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map - percentage of dwellings using wood as a source for heating, by TA, current year |
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map - percentage of dwellings using coal as a source for heating by TA, current year |
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Livestock |
No. Of Livestock
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Air quality |
Exceedences of national. Env. Standards for air Qual. (PM10, SO, NO, CO
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No. Of exceedances of National standard for PM10, current year |
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Airsheds exceeding national environmental standards for PM10, current year, and (most recent) usually resident populations in airsheds |
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Compliance with the PM10 standard temporal trend |
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 1-hour maximum levels in four monitored airsheds, temporal trend |
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Sulphur dioxide (NO2) 1-hour maximum levels in four monitored airsheds, temporal trend |
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Carbon monoxide (CO) 8-hour maximum levels in five monitored airsheds, temporal tend |
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Exposure to second hand smoke in the home |
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Respiratory disease
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Respiratory hospitalisations among 0-4 year olds, by DHB, current year, unadjusted rate per 100,000 |
Respiratory disease |
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Annual respiratory hospitalisations and mortality among total NZ population, temporal trend, age standardised rate per 100,000 |
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Respiratory hospitalisations by age group, current year, unadjusted rate per 100,000 |
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Water quality |
Exceedences and guidelines at recreational marine and fresh /w beaches
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No. of recreational marine beaches exceeding guidelines for enterococci levels, temporal trend |
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No. of recreational freshwater beaches exceeding guidelines for E. Coli levels, temporal trend |
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Estimated no. Of people with access to safe drinking water supplies
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Percentage of population served with compliant drinking water supplies, current year |
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map - Percentage of population with access to bacteriologically compliant drinking water, by TA, current year |
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map - Percentage of population with access to protozoal compliant drinking water, by TA, current year |
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Notifications of water borne disease
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map - Crude notification rate of cases of waterborne disease recording untreated drinking water as a risk factor, rate per 100,000 people per year, temporal trend |
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map - Crude notification rate of cases of waterborne disease recording recreational water as a risk factor, rate per 100,000 people per year, temporal trend |
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Biosecurity |
Distribution of potential disease vector species in NZ
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Exotic mosquitoes intercepted at the New Zealand border, temporal trend |
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Overseas outbreaks of notifiable diseases
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selected emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in the world, temporal trend |
Overseas outbreaks of notifiable diseases
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International notifiable disease outbreaks by country, temporal trends |
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Vector-borne disease notifications
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No. Of vector borne disease notifications in NZ, temporal trend |
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No. Of vector borne disease notifications in NZ, by exposure risk factors, temporal trend |
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No. Of notifications of Malaria in NZ, by exposure risk factor and year, temporal trend |
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No. Of notifications of Dengue fever cases in NZ, by exposure risk factor and year, temporal trend |
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New & Proposed indicators |
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Radiation |
Ultraviolet radiation exposure throughout New Zealand |
To be developed |
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Incidence rate of malignant melanoma of the skin (as an indicator of high UV exposure) and incidence rate of cardiovascular disease (as an indicator of insufficient UV exposure, i.e. vitamin D deficiency) |
No of cases of and deaths from Melanoma in New Zealand, Temporal and geospatial trends, (Cancer Registry data) |
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Substance abuse |
Alcohol outlet density. |
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Hazardous drinking patterns. |
To be developed |
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Number of assaults related to alcohol consumption. |
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Housing |
Proportion of population living in crowded housing. |
To be developed |
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Proportion of households with no form of heating. |
To be developed |
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Transport |
Public transport accessibility |
To be developed |
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Modes of journey to work. |
To be developed |
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Road traffic injuries and deaths. |
Hospitalisation and mortality rates as a result of road traffic accidents in New Zealand, temporal and geospatial trends. |
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Health |
Obesity patterns in children and adults. |
To be developed |
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Regular physical activity. |
To be developed |
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Incidence of meningococcal disease. |
Notifications of confirmed & probable meningococcal disease cases in New Zealand, Temporal trends Under Development - Hospitalisation and mortality rates of Meningitis in New Zealand, temporal and geospatial trends |
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Incidence of Rheumatic fever |
Notifications of confirmed rheumatic fever cases, temporal trends |
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Incidence of Glue ear in children |
No. Of Hospitalisations for grommet procedures/admissions to hospital for glue ear in New Zealand, temporal trends |
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Unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning hospital admissions and deaths. |
To be developed |
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Air quality |
Exposure to Ambient Ozone |
To be developed |
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