@unpublished{theses_frw3378,
          author = {D. Eleveld},
            year = {2020},
           title = {Exploring the gap: an analysis of mortality differentials in the New Zealand M{\=a}ori and New Zealand non-M{\=a}ori population},
        abstract = {There is a large health gap between the Indigenous people of New Zealand, the M{\=a}ori, and the non- Indigenous population of New Zealand. Therefore, this research investigates mortality patterns and existing gaps for both population groups using a life table analysis, which provides life expectancy and a lifespan variability measure. M{\=a}ori have a disadvantaged mortality pattern compared to non-M{\=a}ori. Trends in life expectancy and lifespan variability show substantial improvements from 1948 onwards. However, further improvements in averting M{\=a}ori premature deaths is desirable, especially in males. In 2016, life expectancy was 6.7 years lower for M{\=a}ori males and 5.5 years lower for M{\=a}ori females compared to their non-M{\=a}ori counterparts. For both sexes, lifespan variability is over 20\% higher for M{\=a}ori. The ages of 50-79 mainly explain the gaps. This corresponds with the large contribution of late- onset diseases as circulatory diseases and cancers.},
             url = {https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3378/}
}