Official Survival Rate of COVID-19 in New Zealand

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From: Mr M Bell

Kia Ora,

ATTN: Ministry of Health

1. Please provide the percentage survival rate for COVID-19 cases in New Zealand to date. That is, for people who contracted the disease, what is the official statistic for their chance of surviving COVID-19 based on how many survived the disease versus how many contracted the disease?

2. Please provide the average age of the people who have died from COVID-19 in New Zealand to date.

Yours faithfully,

Mr M Bell

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Thank you. Based on that data the chance of dying from COVID-19 in NZ as of April 12th is

1.01% (26/2574)

The chance of recovering/surviving is 94.79% (2440/2574)

There was only age group data available so I cannot calculate the average age of the deaths, but have contacted the ministry of health via email for that data.

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If you use only data for completed cases you get:

Chance of dying - 1.05%

Chance of Recovering - 98.95%

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Thank you for your requests for official information received 9 April 2021
for:

 

"1. Please provide the percentage survival rate for COVID-19 cases in New
Zealand to date. That is, for people who contracted the disease, what is
the official statistic for their chance of surviving COVID-19 based on how
many survived the disease versus how many contracted the disease?

 

2. Please provide the average age of the people who have died from
COVID-19 in New Zealand to date.

and

1. Please provide the percentage survival rate for COVID-19 cases in New
Zealand to date. That is, for people who contracted the disease, what is
the official statistic for their chance of surviving COVID-19?"

 

The Ministry of Health has decided to combine your requests into one. The
Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202104148.

 

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respond to your request no later than 10 May 2021, being 20 working days
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Ngā mihi

 

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [email address]

 

 

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OIA Services
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Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
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