Survival to age 65, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Survival to age 65, female was 92.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in New Zealand, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, female in New Zealand is 92.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in New Zealand peaked at 92.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 44th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.1% | — |
| 1961 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 80.4% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 80.3% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 81.0% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 82.6% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 82.4% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 83.8% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 83.4% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 83.9% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 84.1% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 85.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 85.2% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 86.1% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 87.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 86.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 92.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 92.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.6% | 80.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.7% | 80.7% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.1% | 82.4% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 85.2% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 88.9% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 91.1% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 91.4% | 92.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in New Zealand?
- Survival to age 65, female in New Zealand was 92.2% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for survival to age 65, female?
- New Zealand ranks 44th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.