Perceived health status in New Zealand
New Zealand: Perceived health status was 2 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perceived health status in New Zealand, 2007–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perceived health status in New Zealand is 2 Percentage of population in the same age, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perceived health status in New Zealand peaked at 3 Percentage of population in the same age in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7 Percentage of population in the same age, in 2014.
That places New Zealand 28th out of 28 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Perceived health status in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.9 Percentage of population in the same age | — |
| 2012 | 2.4 Percentage of population in the same age | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 2.3 Percentage of population in the same age | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.7 Percentage of population in the same age | -26.1% |
| 2015 | 2.4 Percentage of population in the same age | +41.2% |
| 2016 | 2.5 Percentage of population in the same age | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3 Percentage of population in the same age | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4 Percentage of population in the same age | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.7 Percentage of population in the same age | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 2.4 Percentage of population in the same age | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1 Percentage of population in the same age | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 2.1 Percentage of population in the same age | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 Percentage of population in the same age | +42.9% |
| 2024 | 2.8 Percentage of population in the same age | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 2 Percentage of population in the same age | -28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9 Percentage of population in the same age | 1.9 Percentage of population in the same age | 1.9 Percentage of population in the same age | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.34 Percentage of population in the same age | 1.7 Percentage of population in the same age | 2.7 Percentage of population in the same age | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.4 Percentage of population in the same age | 2 Percentage of population in the same age | 3 Percentage of population in the same age | 6 |
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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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.5111 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3228 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.3875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6451 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perceived health status in New Zealand?
- Perceived health status in New Zealand was 2 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest perceived health status recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3 Percentage of population in the same age in 2023.
- What is the lowest perceived health status recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 Percentage of population in the same age in 2014.
- How does New Zealand rank for perceived health status?
- New Zealand ranks 28th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perceived health status rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Perceived health status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on perceived health status by age and gender (percentage of the population who report their health to be 'good/very good' (or excellent), for various age groups). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.