Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — New Zealand

Female life expectancy in New Zealand in 2024 — 83.7 years. Ranked 40 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 13.3%.

2024 83.7 years +0.24% vs 2023
World rank 40of 217
Period maximum 84.1 years2020
Period minimum 73.7 years1961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — New Zealand, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 73.9 years1962: 74.1 years1964: 74.3 years1966: 74.3 years1968: 74.3 years1970: 74.5 years1972: 74.8 years1974: 75.1 years1976: 75.7 years1978: 76.4 years1980: 75.8 years1982: 76.9 years1984: 77.7 years1986: 77.4 years1988: 77.6 years1990: 78.4 years1992: 79.3 years1994: 79.7 years1996: 79.4 years1998: 80.8 years2000: 81.3 years2002: 81.1 years2004: 81.7 years2006: 82.2 years2008: 82.4 years2010: 82.8 years2012: 83.2 years2014: 83.27 years2016: 83.4 years2018: 83.5 years2020: 84.1 years2022: 83.7 years2024: 83.7 years
Change over the period: +9.8 (+13.26%) Average annual rate: 0.19 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 83.7 years
World 75.97 years
East Asia & Pacific 79.7 years
Australia and New Zealand computed 84.87 years
High-income countries computed 83.24 years
Female life expectancy — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83.7 +0.2 +0.24%
2023 83.5 −0.2 −0.24%
2022 83.7 −0.3 −0.36%
2021 84 −0.1 −0.12%
2020 84.1 +0.2 +0.24%
2019 83.9 +0.4 +0.48%
2018 83.5 −0.1 −0.12%
2017 83.6 +0.2 +0.24%
2016 83.4 +0 +0%
2015 83.4 +0.13 +0.16%
2014 83.27 −0.03 −0.04%
2013 83.3 +0.1 +0.12%
2012 83.2 +0.2 +0.24%
2011 83 +0.2 +0.24%
2010 82.8 +0.1 +0.12%
2009 82.7 +0.3 +0.36%
2008 82.4 +0.2 +0.24%
2007 82.2 +0 +0%
2006 82.2 +0.3 +0.37%
2005 81.9 +0.2 +0.24%
2004 81.7 +0.3 +0.37%
2003 81.4 +0.3 +0.37%
2002 81.1 +0 +0%
2001 81.1 −0.2 −0.25%
2000 81.3 +0.9 +1.12%
1999 80.4 −0.4 −0.5%
1998 80.8 +0.7 +0.87%
1997 80.1 +0.7 +0.88%
1996 79.4 −0.1 −0.13%
1995 79.5 −0.2 −0.25%
1994 79.7 +0.5 +0.63%
1993 79.2 −0.1 −0.13%
1992 79.3 +0.4 +0.51%
1991 78.9 +0.5 +0.64%
1990 78.4 +0.4 +0.51%
1989 78 +0.4 +0.52%
1988 77.6 +0.4 +0.52%
1987 77.2 −0.2 −0.26%
1986 77.4 +0.6 +0.78%
1985 76.8 −0.9 −1.16%
1984 77.7 +0.8 +1.04%
1983 76.9 +0 +0%
1982 76.9 +0 +0%
1981 76.9 +1.1 +1.45%
1980 75.8 −0.7 −0.92%
1979 76.5 +0.1 +0.13%
1978 76.4 +0.8 +1.06%
1977 75.6 −0.1 −0.13%
1976 75.7 +0.1 +0.13%
1975 75.6 +0.5 +0.67%
1974 75.1 +0 +0%
1973 75.1 +0.3 +0.4%
1972 74.8 −0.2 −0.27%
1971 75 +0.5 +0.67%
1970 74.5 −0.2 −0.27%
1969 74.7 +0.4 +0.54%
1968 74.3 −0.4 −0.54%
1967 74.7 +0.4 +0.54%
1966 74.3 +0 +0%
1965 74.3 +0 +0%
1964 74.3 +0.1 +0.13%
1963 74.2 +0.1 +0.13%
1962 74.1 +0.4 +0.54%
1961 73.7 −0.2 −0.27%
1960 73.9

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 85.1 NZ New Zealand 83.7

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.