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
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in New Zealand, 2000–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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