Statistics

Find a NZ statistic on each of the following:

- obesity

Almost one in three adults (aged 15 years and over) were obese (31%), a further 34% were over weight.

- smoking

Around 5,000 people die each year in New Zealand because of smoking or second-hand smoke exposure. That’s 13 people a day.

- cancer
4,990 new diagrams and 2,029 deaths in Auckland

- exercise

Men aged 75 years and over are less likely to be physically active and more likely to be sedentary than those men under 75 years.

- computers

In the 2000, nearly half (47%) of households had a computer. This was an increase from 33% of households in 1997 and up from 10% of households in 1987.