Burden of disease in New Zealand
New Zealand: Burden of disease was 25,691 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
25,691 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
172nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
27,323 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
25,108 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Burden of disease in New Zealand, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 25,691 DALYs per 100,000 people for burden of disease in 2021.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease in New Zealand peaked at 27,323 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 25,108 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places New Zealand 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27,152 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 27,323 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 27,154 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 26,728 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 26,630 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 25,943 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 26,064 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 26,132 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 25,953 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 25,742 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 25,550 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 25,895 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 25,721 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 25,580 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 25,897 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25,847 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 25,488 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 26,247 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 25,576 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 25,643 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 25,108 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 25,691 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,482 DALYs per 100,000 people | 25,742 DALYs per 100,000 people | 27,323 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,745 DALYs per 100,000 people | 25,488 DALYs per 100,000 people | 26,247 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,399 DALYs per 100,000 people | 25,108 DALYs per 100,000 people | 25,691 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 169 Panama 26,040 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 170 San Marino 25,969 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 171 Andorra 25,808 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Bhutan 25,417 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 174 Norway 25,300 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 25,285 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0172 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is burden of disease in New Zealand?
- Burden of disease in New Zealand was 25,691 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 27,323 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest burden of disease recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,108 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for burden of disease?
- New Zealand ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.