Low & middle income vs New Zealand: Life expectancy at birth, male

Low & middle income
69.74 years
in 2024
New Zealand
80.4 years
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
31st
New Zealand rank
29th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Low & middle income
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 80.4 years against 69.74 years in Low & middle income, a difference of 10.66 years.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.

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

Low & middle income ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 29th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 48.46 years 68.39 years 19.93 years New Zealand
1970s 54.22 years 69 years 14.78 years New Zealand
1980s 58.66 years 70.97 years 12.31 years New Zealand
1990s 61.79 years 74.1 years 12.31 years New Zealand
2000s 64.93 years 77.5 years 12.57 years New Zealand
2010s 67.87 years 79.79 years 11.93 years New Zealand
2020s 68.85 years 80.36 years 11.51 years New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Low & middle income or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 80.4 years against 69.74 years in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Low & middle income and New Zealand?
10.66 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and New Zealand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Low & middle income and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Low & middle income ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 29th 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, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (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.