Hospitals in New Zealand
New Zealand: Hospitals was 32.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025. βΌ Falling
Hospitals in New Zealand, 2009β2025
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.
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,116 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 33 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 35,183 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 33,038 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 34,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 33,021 (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.