Table 2. Prioritisation outcomes declined—annual observed rates per 100 referrals of declined by sociodemographic characteristics, region and health specialty, 2018 to 2022.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 11.6 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.1 |
| Sex* | ||||||
| Male | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.5 |
| Female | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 13.5 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 0–9 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| 10–19 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 11.6 |
| 20–29 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.2 |
| 30–39 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 13.6 |
| 40–49 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 13.3 |
| 50–59 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.2 |
| 60–69 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.3 |
| 70–79 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 13.7 |
| 80+ | 11.7 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.5 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Māori | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.5 |
| Pacific | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
| NMNP | 12.3 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.1 |
| Deprivation† | ||||||
| 1 (least deprived) | 11.6 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 13.7 |
| 2 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 13.5 |
| 3 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 |
| 4 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 13.4 |
| 5 (most deprived) | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
| Region‡ | ||||||
| 1 | 25.3 | 23.6 | 18.8 | 25.4 | 26.8 | 24.1 |
| 2 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 19.8 | 19.9 |
| 3 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| 4 | 9.9 | 13.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.9 |
| 5 | n/a | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 6 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 17.5 | 12.2 | 10.2 |
| 7 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 19.1 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 16.2 |
| 8 | 14.8 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 11.0 | 14.7 |
| 9 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 11.5 |
| 10 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.0 |
| 11 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| 12 | 18.5 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 20.3 |
| 13 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 14 | 11.3 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 13.0 |
| 15 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 19.9 |
| 16 | 13.2 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 15.2 |
| 17 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| 18 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 18.9 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 16.9 |
| 19 | 20.6 | 21.7 | 18.3 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.3 |
| Health specialty | ||||||
| Orthopaedic surgery | 15.0 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 15.5 | 16.2 |
| General surgery | 10.7 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 12.7 |
| ENT | 18.1 | 18.8 | 19.9 | 20.4 | 18.6 | 19.1 |
| Ophthalmology | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
| Cardiology | 8.6 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 11.8 |
| Gynaecology | 11.1 | 14.9 | 17.5 | 15.9 | 18.1 | 15.5 |
| Gastroenterology | 14.4 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.1 |
| Urology | 11.7 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 17.6 | 14.8 |
| Respiratory | 7.5 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
| General medicine | 12.2 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 14.2 |
| Paediatric medicine | 14.0 | 13.9 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 15.7 |
| Neurology | 10.9 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 17.4 | 15.7 | 13.2 |
*
Missing data for 508 (0.1%) events.
†
Missing data for 8372 (2.2%) events.
‡
Regional data have been re-anonymised.
ENT, ear, nose and throat; NMNP, non-Māori/non-pacific.