Food supply vs. life expectancy in New Zealand
New Zealand: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 82.09 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.09 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
36th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.66 years
in 2020
All-time low
69.13 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Food supply vs. life expectancy in New Zealand, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 82.09 years for food supply vs. life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in New Zealand peaked at 82.66 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.13 years, in 1951.
New Zealand ranks 36th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Food supply vs. life expectancy in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 69.25 years | — |
| 1951 | 69.13 years | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 69.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 70.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 70.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 70.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 70.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 70.25 years | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 70.88 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 70.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 71.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 70.93 years | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 71.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 71.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 71.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 71.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 71.07 years | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 71.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 71.09 years | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 71.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 71.22 years | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 71.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 71.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 71.67 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 71.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 72.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 72.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 72.14 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 73.01 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 73.05 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 72.86 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 73.63 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 73.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 73.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 74.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 73.88 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 74.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 74.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 74.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 74.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 75.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 76.08 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 76.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 76.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 76.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 76.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 76.81 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 77.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 78.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 77.91 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.67 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 78.66 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 79.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 80.03 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 80.02 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 80.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 80.84 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.41 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.61 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 81.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.66 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 82.3 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.01 years | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 82.09 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.14 years | 69.13 years | 70.88 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.22 years | 70.93 years | 71.47 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.12 years | 71.22 years | 73.05 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74 years | 72.86 years | 74.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.81 years | 75.42 years | 78.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.57 years | 78.66 years | 80.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.5 years | 80.84 years | 82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.01 years | 81.01 years | 82.66 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 33 Luxembourg 82.23 years compare
- 34 Netherlands 82.16 years compare
- 35 Belgium 82.11 years compare
- 37 Guadeloupe 82.05 years compare
- 38 Austria 81.96 years compare
- 39 Denmark 81.93 years compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.087 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6744 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs. life expectancy in New Zealand?
- Food supply vs. life expectancy in New Zealand was 82.09 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 82.66 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.13 years in 1951.
- How does New Zealand rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
- New Zealand ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.