IDA total vs New Zealand: Life expectancy at birth, female

IDA total
67.82 years
in 2024
New Zealand
83.7 years
in 2024
IDA total rank
39th
New Zealand rank
40th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • IDA total
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 83.7 years against 67.82 years in IDA total, a difference of 15.88 years.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times IDA total's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 40th of 47 groups.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 45.77 years 74.25 years 28.48 years New Zealand
1970s 49.59 years 75.43 years 25.84 years New Zealand
1980s 53.64 years 77.12 years 23.48 years New Zealand
1990s 55.82 years 79.57 years 23.75 years New Zealand
2000s 59.99 years 81.8 years 21.81 years New Zealand
2010s 64.54 years 83.34 years 18.8 years New Zealand
2020s 66.87 years 83.8 years 16.93 years New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, IDA total or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 83.7 years against 67.82 years in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between IDA total and New Zealand?
15.88 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and New Zealand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do IDA total and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
IDA total ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.