Proportion of 5-year-old children without cavities in New Zealand

By ethnic group and water fluoridation status, 2018, % of children

Data provided by

Ministry of Health

Dataset name

Community Oral Health Service: Age 5 oral health data 2018

Webpage:

https://www.health.govt.nz/nz-health-statistics/health-statistics-and-data-sets/oral-health-data-and-stats/age-5-and-year-8-oral-health-data-community-oral-health-service

How to find the data

At URL provided, select '2018: Age 5 oral health data from the Community Oral Health Service (Excel, 56 KB)'.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Community Oral Health Service: Age 5 oral health data 2018

From the dataset Community Oral Health Service: Age 5 oral health data 2018, this data was extracted:

  • Sheet: Oral Health data 2018 Table 1
  • Range: C8:BJ32
  • Provided: 1,260 data points

This data forms the table Health - Dental health of five year old children, by DHB, ethnic group, and water fluoridation status 2018.

About this dataset

This dataset provides data from the Community Oral Health Service, containing statistics on the level of decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmft/DMFT) and percentage of children caries-free for 5-year-old children. Data is organised by DHB and region, as well as ethnicity and fluoridation status.