Life expectancy at different ages in New Zealand
New Zealand: Life expectancy at different ages was 82.09 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
82.09
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
36th
of 229 countries
All-time high
82.66
in 2020
All-time low
68.81
in 1948
Years of data
76
1948β2023
Life expectancy at different ages in New Zealand, 1948β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at different ages in New Zealand stood at 82.09.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in New Zealand peaked at 82.66 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68.81, in 1948.
That places New Zealand 36th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 68.88 | 68.81 | 68.95 | 2 |
| 1950s | 70.14 | 69.13 | 70.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.22 | 70.93 | 71.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.12 | 71.22 | 73.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74 | 72.86 | 74.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.81 | 75.43 | 78.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.57 | 78.66 | 80.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.5 | 80.84 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.01 | 81.01 | 82.66 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 33 Luxembourg 82.23 compare
- 34 Netherlands 82.16 compare
- 35 Belgium 82.11 compare
- 37 Guadeloupe 82.05 compare
- 38 Austria 81.96 compare
- 39 Denmark 81.93 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 life expectancy at different ages in New Zealand?
- Life expectancy at different ages in New Zealand was 82.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 82.66 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.81 in 1948.
- How does New Zealand rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- New Zealand ranks 36th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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