23 May 2023
Aurelie Coussement
[FYI request #22679 email]
Tēnā koe Aurelie
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00018287
Thank you for your request for information, which was transferred from Manatū Hauora (the
Ministry of Health) to Te Whatu Ora on 8 May 2023, asking for the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Could you please give me the number of Measles deaths per year in New Zealand between
1950 and 1990.
Please find these data at ached to this letter as Appendix 1.
How to get in touch
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[email address].
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
by phoning 0800 802 602.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, Te Whatu Ora may
proactively release a copy of this response on our website. Al requester data, including your name
and contact details, wil be removed prior to release.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Gaynor Bradfield
Manager
Office of the Chief Data and Digital
Appendix 1: Number of deaths due to measles in New Zealand by year
Year
Deaths
1950
3
1951
2
1952
45
1953
13
1954
18
1955
15
1956
9
1957
1
1958
10
1959
16
1960
13
1961
3
1962
2
1963
7
1964
4
1965
11
1966
5
1967
14
1968
2
1969
7
1970
12
1971
5
1972
8
1973
1
1974
1
1975
3
1976
3
1977
2
1978
1
1979
1
1980
1
1981
0
1982
0
1983
0
1984
0
1985
2
1986
1
1987
1
1988
0
1989
0
1990
0
Source: Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand, Mortality Collection
ICD-9 code 055
Please note that prior to 1962 Māori deaths were kept on a separate register to non-Māori and registration of
Māori deaths was not required by law.
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz