Meanings of maori adults in English

Almost two-thirds of Pacific adults and almost half of Māori adults are obese.

The latest Ministry of Health figures on smoking show that around four in ten Māori adults are smokers.

Ministry of Health statistics show Māori adults have higher rates of cancer, diabetes and heart failure than non-Māori.

Overall, 27 percent of Māori adults reported ever having experienced racial discrimination compared to 14 percent of non-Māori.

Ministry of Health statistics show 35 percent of Māori adults smoke compared to 14 percent for non- Māori.

In June 2007, 42 percent of Māori adults were smokers, but that had declined to 39 percent by June 2016.

Ministry of Health figures showed the death rate from cancer for Māori adults was more than 1.5 times as high as non-Māori.

Tāngata whenua have some of the highest rates, with 47 percent of Māori adults and 15 percent of Māori children defined as obese.

The most recent New Zealand Health Survey revealed almost half of Māori adults and two-thirds of Pacific adults were obese between 2011 to 2013.

It showed 40 percent of Māori adults were smokers, compared with 17 percent of Pākehā and just 7 percent of people of Asian descent.