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On: Apr. 28, 2009 Inequalities led to higher death rate for Maoris in 1918 flu pandemic

A news report from New Zealand notes that during the 1918 flu pandemic, the death rate among Maori people was five to seven times higher than the death rate among non-Maori people. The reason: Socio-economic and health inequalities experienced by the Maori (the Aboriginal people of New Zealand).

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