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In 2019, there were 463 unintentional hazardous substances-related hospitalisations, and the number of hospitalisations has decreased since 2006 (563 hospitalisations). 30 November 2020

Read more about hazardous substances-related hospitalisations here or download the factsheet

There were 352 traffic-related fatalities in 2019 25 November 2020

We have updated the 'Road traffic injury mortality' factsheet, here are some key facts: In 2019, there were 352 traffic-related fatalities in New Zealand.

46 notifications (out of 120) of meningococcal disease in children aged 0–14 years in 2018 25 November 2020

We have updated the 'Meningococcal disease notifications for children aged 0–14 years' indicator.

Three quarters of all exceedances of the daily PM10 and PM2.5 standards occur in the winter months 23 November 2020

We have updated our particulate matter indicators, PM10 and PM2. 5.