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Geographic distribution of MS in New Zealand

Evidence from hospital admissions and deaths

From the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand.

We studied the occurrence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in residents of all regions of New Zealand by analyzing first hospital admissions and deaths. Maoris had a much lower proportion of first admissions and deaths than the proportion of Maoris in the general population. For non-Maoris, both first hospital admission and mortality rates increased steadily from the northern part of the country to the south, with one possible exception.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Professor Skegg, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand.

This work was carried out while J. F. held a Research Award in Medical Sciences from the Medical Research Council of New Zealand.

Received April 14, 1987. Accepted for publication in final form June 22, 1987.

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