Hospitals in New Zealand
New Zealand: Hospitals was 32.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▼ Falling
Hospitals in New Zealand, 2009–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 32.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants for hospitals in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospitals in New Zealand peaked at 37.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2020.
New Zealand ranks 11th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Hospitals in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 37.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2010 | 37.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.41 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 36.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 36.02 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 35.87 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.8 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 33.73 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 33.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 32.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 31.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 31.47 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 32.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 31.54 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 31.95 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 32.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 32.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 37.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 37.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 32.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 37.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.79 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 31.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 32.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 8 Finland 36.83 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 9 Germany 34.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 10 North Macedonia 32.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 12 Serbia 32.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 13 Romania 30.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 14 Switzerland 29.98 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospitals in New Zealand?
- Hospitals in New Zealand was 32.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospitals recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 37.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2010.
- What is the lowest hospitals recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for hospitals?
- New Zealand ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hospitals rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hospitals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of hospitals by sector: Publicly owned hospitals Not-for-profit privately owned hospitals For-profit privately owned hospitals General hospitals Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.