133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
2 August 2023
Chris McCashin
By email: [FYI request #23524 email]
Ref:
H2023029278
Tēnā koe Chris
Transfer of your request for official information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(the Ministry of Health) on 18 July 2023. You requested:
“Please provide the deaths in excel format for the above codes to include
I49.9, R96.0 and R99
1990-2022
Numbers Per Month
Ages 0-9, 10-19, 20-29 etc”
Manatū Hauora does not hold any information relating to your request; however, I have been
advised that this information is more closely related to the functions of Te Whatu Ora – Health
New Zealand. For this reason, I have decided to transfer your request to their agency under
section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from Te Whatu Ora in due course.
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, na
Jan Torres
Manager, OIA Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
COPY OF OIA REQUEST
From: Chris McCashin
<[FYI request #23524 email]> Sent: Tuesday, 18 July 2023 16:42
To: OIA Requests
<[email address]> Subject: Official Information request - Code I49.9 Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome, R96.0
Instantaneous Deaths & R99 Other Ill Defined Causes
Dear Ministry of Health,
Please provide the deaths in excel format for the above codes to include
I49.9, R96.0 and R99
1990-2022
Numbers Per Month
Ages 0-9, 10-19, 20-29 etc
Yours faithfully,
Chris
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