Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in New Zealand
New Zealand: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 80.41 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.41
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
31st
of 229 countries
All-time high
80.84
in 2020
All-time low
66.97
in 1948
Years of data
76
1948–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in New Zealand, 1948–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 80.41 for remaining life expectancy at different ages males in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in New Zealand peaked at 80.84 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66.97, in 1948.
That places New Zealand 31st 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 66.97 | — |
| 1949 | 67.27 | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 67.41 | +0.2% |
| 1951 | 66.98 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 67.39 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 67.92 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 68 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 68.13 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 68.37 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 67.71 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 68.44 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 68.33 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 68.67 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 68.37 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 68.49 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 68.52 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 68.49 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 68.33 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 68.07 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 68.41 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 68.12 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 68.41 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 68.16 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 68.66 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 69.02 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 68.44 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 68.91 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 69.03 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 69.3 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 68.88 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 69.76 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 69.81 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 70.04 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 70.5 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 70.67 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 70.81 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 71.16 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 70.98 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 70.97 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 71.31 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 71.42 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 71.82 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 72.49 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 73.27 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 73.11 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 73.76 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 74.14 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 74.06 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 74.22 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.6 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 75.46 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 75.38 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.04 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 76.24 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.56 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.84 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 77.24 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.84 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 77.92 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.99 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.18 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 78.53 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.09 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 79.03 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.25 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.76 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 79.57 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.9 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 80.21 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.89 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.14 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.01 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.84 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 80.56 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.47 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 80.41 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 67.12 | 66.97 | 67.27 | 2 |
| 1950s | 67.87 | 66.98 | 68.44 | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.39 | 68.07 | 68.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69 | 68.16 | 69.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.97 | 70.04 | 71.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.05 | 72.49 | 75.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.34 | 76.04 | 78.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.69 | 79.03 | 80.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.32 | 79.47 | 80.84 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in New Zealand?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in New Zealand was 80.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 80.84 in 2020.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.97 in 1948.
- How does New Zealand rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
- New Zealand ranks 31st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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