Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in New Zealand
New Zealand: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.0796 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0796
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
192nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1382
in 1950
All-time low
0.0796
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in New Zealand, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0796 for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in New Zealand peaked at 0.1382 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0796, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 192nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1382 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1322 | -4.3% |
| 1952 | 0.136 | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 0.1303 | -4.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1277 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.1259 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1242 | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1238 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1233 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1223 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1197 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1196 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1163 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.116 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1143 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1157 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1148 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1159 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1159 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1137 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1151 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1149 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1133 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1117 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1133 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1125 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1114 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1134 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1107 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1088 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.111 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1077 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1086 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1076 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1049 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1052 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.105 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1055 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.103 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1022 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1018 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0997 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0968 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0981 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0965 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0975 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0974 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.095 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0938 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0922 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0922 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0898 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0897 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0889 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0884 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0871 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0855 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0867 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0851 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0854 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0842 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0835 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0817 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0822 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0819 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0817 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0806 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0813 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0813 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0812 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0805 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0811 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0819 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0796 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1284 | 0.1223 | 0.1382 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1162 | 0.1137 | 0.1197 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1125 | 0.1088 | 0.1151 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1061 | 0.1022 | 0.111 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0969 | 0.0922 | 0.1018 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0879 | 0.0851 | 0.0922 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.082 | 0.0806 | 0.0842 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0808 | 0.0796 | 0.0819 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 189 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0808 compare
- 190 Taiwan, China 0.0807 compare
- 191 Estonia 0.0798 compare
- 193 Anguilla 0.0793 compare
- 194 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0788 compare
- 195 Belgium 0.0781 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in New Zealand?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in New Zealand was 0.0796 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1382 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0796 in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- New Zealand ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.