Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in New Zealand
New Zealand: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 3.3 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in New Zealand stood at 3.3 Years. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in New Zealand peaked at 6.5 Years in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3.3 Years, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 37th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.4 Years | — |
| 1962 | 5.5 Years | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 5.7 Years | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 5.8 Years | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 6 Years | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 6.1 Years | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 6.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6 Years | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 6.1 Years | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 6.2 Years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 6.2 Years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.3 Years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 6.4 Years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 6.5 Years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 6.3 Years | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 6.2 Years | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 6.2 Years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6.1 Years | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 6 Years | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 6.1 Years | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 6 Years | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 6 Years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6 Years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6 Years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.9 Years | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 6 Years | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.9 Years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 5.9 Years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.8 Years | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 5.7 Years | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 5.6 Years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.5 Years | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.4 Years | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 5.3 Years | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.2 Years | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 5 Years | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 4.9 Years | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 4.9 Years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.8 Years | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6 Years | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 4.5 Years | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 4.3 Years | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 4.2 Years | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2 Years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.1 Years | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9 Years | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 3.8 Years | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8 Years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7 Years | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.7 Years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.6 Years | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.6 Years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.6 Years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5 Years | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.5 Years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 Years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5 Years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4 Years | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.4 Years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.4 Years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.3 Years | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.87 Years | 5.4 Years | 6.1 Years | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.24 Years | 6 Years | 6.5 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 Years | 5.9 Years | 6.1 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.43 Years | 4.9 Years | 5.9 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.36 Years | 3.9 Years | 4.9 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.63 Years | 3.5 Years | 3.8 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 Years | 3.3 Years | 3.5 Years | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0172 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in New Zealand?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in New Zealand was 3.3 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 Years in 1976.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 Years in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- New Zealand ranks 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.