Showing posts with label Race - Life expectancy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Race - Life expectancy. Show all posts
Friday, October 18, 2024
JD: Looking at the Stats in Reality
Labels: JD, Race - Life expectancyGuest post on The Good Oil by JD
Despite the protestations of those who wish to make political capital out of it, the average length of life among Māori has nothing to do with racism – systemic, endemic or otherwise.
My wife is ill. So much so that, between outpatient clinics and inpatient surgical wards, she has spent most of the past six weeks in and around the hospital.
So far, so unremarkable, given that this scenario plays out for many unfortunate families every year. But then we come to what, considering the current NZ political narrative, is remarkable.
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