Sex ratio in life expectancy in New Zealand
New Zealand: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.04 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.04
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
219th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 1973
All-time low
1.04
in 2022
Years of data
76
1948–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in New Zealand, 1948–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy in New Zealand is 1.04, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in New Zealand peaked at 1.1 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 2022.
New Zealand ranks 219th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1.06 | — |
| 1949 | 1.05 | -0.6% |
| 1950 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 1.07 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 1.07 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.08 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.08 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.09 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.1 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.09 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.09 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.08 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.07 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 216 Oman 1.04 compare
- 217 Liechtenstein 1.04 compare
- 218 Liberia 1.04 compare
- 220 Luxembourg 1.04 compare
- 221 Guinea 1.04 compare
- 222 Solomon Islands 1.04 compare
More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.9868 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0303 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in New Zealand?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in New Zealand was 1.04 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 1973.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- New Zealand ranks 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.