Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in New Zealand
New Zealand: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -3.3 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
-3.3 Years
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
4th
of 41 countries
All-time high
-3.3 Years
in 2024
All-time low
-6.5 Years
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded -3.3 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in New Zealand peaked at -3.3 Years in 2024 and was at its lowest, -6.5 Years, in 1976.
That places New Zealand 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | -6.1 Years | -5.4 Years | 9 |
| 1970s | -6.24 Years | -6.5 Years | -6 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -6 Years | -6.1 Years | -5.9 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.43 Years | -5.9 Years | -4.9 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.36 Years | -4.9 Years | -3.9 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.63 Years | -3.8 Years | -3.5 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.4 Years | -3.5 Years | -3.3 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 1 Netherlands -2.8 Years compare
- 1 Sweden -3 Years compare
- 1 Croatia -5.8 Years compare
- 2 Slovenia -5.2 Years compare
- 2 Türkiye -5.2 Years compare
- 2 India -3.1 Years compare
- 3 Norway -3.2 Years compare
- 4 Ireland -3.3 Years compare
- 4 Poland -7.4 Years compare
- 5 Estonia -8.3 Years compare
- 6 Iceland -3.4 Years compare
- 6 Lithuania -8.6 Years compare
- 7 Latvia -9.8 Years compare
- 7 Switzerland -3.5 Years 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)
- 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 -3.3 Years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.5 Years in 1976.
- How does New Zealand rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- New Zealand ranks 4th 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 up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (male-female). 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.