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Trauma insurance: why?
Trauma insurance has been around for a long time and we have seen many changes and enhancements to products over the years. But the question is still asked, “why should I bother buying Trauma Insurance”?
The statistics below give a good indication of why Trauma Insurance is so important.
General Heart Statistics in New Zealand
- Cardiovascular disease (heart, stroke
and blood vessel disease) is still the leading cause of death in New Zealand, accounting for 30% of deaths annually. - Every 90 minutes a New Zealander dies from heart disease.
- Many of these deaths are premature and preventable.
- Almost one in twenty adults have been diagnosed with heart disease.That's 169,000 New Zealand adults.
- It is estimated that 5,000 people die prematurely from smoking each year - this equates to around 12 people a day dying from smoking.
- How much you move, what you eat and whether you smoke are important factors that influence your risk of heart disease.Current figures show that:
- One in six New Zealanders older than 15 smoke
- Almost half of adults are not physically active for more than 30 minutes per day
- One in three adults do not eat three or more servings of vegetables per day
- Almost one in two adults do not eat two or more servings of fruit per day
- More than one million adults are now obese in New Zealand.
These stats are real and could happen to anyone. As we don't know what the future holds it is important take control and to have a plan in place to deal with potential financial loss due to ill health .
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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