Life expectancy at age 60 in New Zealand
New Zealand: Life expectancy at age 60 was 25.07 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
25.07
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
6th
of 184 countries
All-time high
25.33
in 2020
All-time low
22.14
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at age 60 in New Zealand, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 25.07 for life expectancy at age 60 in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in New Zealand peaked at 25.33 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.14, in 2001.
That places New Zealand 6th 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.
Life expectancy at age 60 in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.38 | — |
| 2001 | 22.14 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 22.35 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 22.65 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 22.65 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.41 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 23.21 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 23.45 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 23.64 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 23.77 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 24.2 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 23.94 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 24.21 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 24.39 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 24.22 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 24.28 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 24.71 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 24.21 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 24.65 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 24.72 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 25.33 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 25.07 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.97 | 22.14 | 23.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.35 | 23.94 | 24.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2 | 25.07 | 25.33 | 2 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6935 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.087 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6744 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60 in New Zealand?
- Life expectancy at age 60 in New Zealand was 25.07 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 25.33 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.14 in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for life expectancy at age 60?
- New Zealand ranks 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Life expectancy at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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