Māori children had traffic injury mortality rates which were three times higher than those of children of other ethnicities

Māori children had traffic injury mortality rates which were three times higher than those of children of other ethnicities and represented 52% of all traffic-related deaths between 2007–16.

This is one of the key facts from our 'Road Traffic injuries and mortality in children aged 0-14' factsheet, which we've just updated.

You can read more about traffic-related injury and mortality in the wider population in our Transport domain.