Historical chart and dataset showing New Zealand life expectancy by year from 1950 to 2025.

Life expectancy in New Zealand was just over 34 in the year 1870, and over the course of the next 150 years, it is expected to have increased to just over 82 by the year 2020. Although life expectancy has generally increased along a gradual curve throughout New Zealand's history, there was a slight dip in the late 1910s, as a result of the First World War and following influenza epidemic. Apart from this, there were no anomalies that reduced life expectancy throughout this 150 year period.

Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in New Zealand was reported at 81.2 years in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - Life expectancy at birth, male (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) in New Zealand was reported at 13.81 years in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

This statistic displays the forecast of the female life expectancy in New Zealand from 2018 to 2038, by ethnicity. The life expectancy of Chinese females born in 2038 is projected to be around 92.5 years in New Zealand.

Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in New Zealand was reported at 84.9 years in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - Life expectancy at birth, female (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

The life expectancy experiences significant growth in all gender groups in 2023. As part of the positive trend, the life expectancy reaches the maximum value for the different genders at the end of the comparison period. Particularly noteworthy is the life expectancy of women at birth, which has the highest value of 84.9 years. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years that the average newborn can expect to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of their birth do not change thereafter.Find further similar statistics for other countries or regions like Trinidad and Tobago and Belarus.

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in New Zealand was reported at 83 years in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - Life expectancy at birth, total (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) in New Zealand was reported at 14.28 years in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in New Zealand was reported at 1.4226 GPI in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) in New Zealand was reported at 4.9122 years in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) in New Zealand was reported at 6.0632 years in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

As of 2023, the countries with the highest life expectancy included Switzerland, Japan, and Spain. As of that time, a new-born child in Switzerland could expect to live an average of **** years. Around the world, females consistently have a higher average life expectancy than males, with females in Europe expected to live an average of *** years longer than males on this continent. Increases in life expectancy The overall average life expectancy in OECD countries increased by **** years from 1970 to 2019. The countries that saw the largest increases included Turkey, India, and South Korea. The life expectancy at birth in Turkey increased an astonishing 24.4 years over this period. The countries with the lowest life expectancy worldwide as of 2022 were Chad, Lesotho, and Nigeria, where a newborn could be expected to live an average of ** years. Life expectancy in the U.S. The life expectancy in the United States was ***** years as of 2023. Shockingly, the life expectancy in the United States has decreased in recent years, while it continues to increase in other similarly developed countries. The COVID-19 pandemic and increasing rates of suicide and drug overdose deaths from the opioid epidemic have been cited as reasons for this decrease.

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) in New Zealand was reported at 7.9846 years in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

School life expectancy, primary, male (years) in New Zealand was reported at 6.0454 years in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - School life expectancy, primary, male (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) in New Zealand was reported at 7.7681 years in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in New Zealand was reported at 10.19 years in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in New Zealand was reported at 14.05 years in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) in New Zealand was reported at 3.4529 years in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years) in New Zealand was reported at 10.18 years in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.