Professor Michael Baker,department of public health, University of Otago, was part of the study group. The group of health academics from Otago University – including Nick Wilson and Michael Baker – calculate that 2000 lives were saved in New Zealand, compared to the OECD average. New Zealand has had 25 Covid-19 deaths compared with a population of five million – that's five deaths per million. The OECD average, according to the health experts, is 406 per million. Although New Zealand had the lowest Covid-19 death rate in the OECD, the Otago University research shows one country fared better in this area: Taiwan.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 03, 2020 23:26 UTC