Volume 18, Number 1—January 2012
Historical Review
Differential Mortality Rates by Ethnicity in 3 Influenza Pandemics Over a Century, New Zealand
Figure 2

Figure 2. Mortality rate ratios (age-standardized on the basis of 2009 data) for Māori versus European/other New Zealanders (non-Māori/non-Pacific) during 3 influenza pandemics in New Zealand. *Data from (6); †official mortality rate data; ‡age-standardized to the Māori population. Error bar represents 95% CI.
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