Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in New Zealand

New Zealand: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 18.76 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
18.76
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
9th
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.93
in 2020
All-time low
16.74
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in New Zealand, 2000–2021

051015202000201020212000: 16.92001: 16.72002: 16.92003: 17.12004: 17.12005: 17.62006: 17.52007: 17.72008: 17.82009: 17.92010: 18.22011: 182012: 18.22013: 18.32014: 18.22015: 18.22016: 18.52017: 18.22018: 18.52019: 18.52020: 18.92021: 18.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in New Zealand stood at 18.76.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in New Zealand peaked at 18.93 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.74, in 2001.

That places New Zealand 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years) in New Zealand, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 16.9
2001 16.74 -0.9%
2002 16.9 +1.0%
2003 17.11 +1.3%
2004 17.12 +0.0%
2005 17.64 +3.1%
2006 17.52 -0.7%
2007 17.68 +1.0%
2008 17.82 +0.8%
2009 17.92 +0.5%
2010 18.22 +1.7%
2011 18.04 -1.0%
2012 18.22 +1.0%
2013 18.32 +0.6%
2014 18.2 -0.7%
2015 18.23 +0.1%
2016 18.51 +1.6%
2017 18.18 -1.8%
2018 18.48 +1.7%
2019 18.52 +0.2%
2020 18.93 +2.2%
2021 18.76 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.33 16.74 17.92 10
2010s 18.29 18.04 18.52 10
2020s 18.84 18.76 18.93 2

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 6 Switzerland 18.97 compare
  2. 7 Spain 18.86 compare
  3. 8 Luxembourg 18.83 compare
  4. 10 Norway 18.71 compare
  5. 11 Sweden 18.68 compare
  6. 12 France 18.64 compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in New Zealand?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in New Zealand was 18.76 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 18.93 in 2020.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 16.74 in 2001.
How does New Zealand rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
New Zealand ranks 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,334 data points, 2000–2021
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