Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs New Zealand: Life expectancy at birth, total

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
71.49 years
in 2024
New Zealand
82.01 years
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd
New Zealand rank
35th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 82.01 years against 71.49 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 10.52 years.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 35th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 46.69 years 71.25 years 24.56 years New Zealand
1970s 52.93 years 72.14 years 19.2 years New Zealand
1980s 59.09 years 73.97 years 14.88 years New Zealand
1990s 63.74 years 76.77 years 13.03 years New Zealand
2000s 66.95 years 79.6 years 12.65 years New Zealand
2010s 69.31 years 81.52 years 12.22 years New Zealand
2020s 70.35 years 82.04 years 11.69 years New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 82.01 years against 71.49 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and New Zealand?
10.52 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and New Zealand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.