Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — New Zealand

Male life expectancy in New Zealand in 2024 — 80.4 years. Ranked 29 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 17%.

2024 80.4 years +0.37% vs 2023
World rank 29of 217
Period maximum 80.5 years2020
Period minimum 68.1 years1966

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — New Zealand, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 68.7 years1962: 68.5 years1964: 68.5 years1966: 68.1 years1968: 68.1 years1970: 68.2 years1972: 69 years1974: 68.9 years1976: 69.3 years1978: 69.8 years1980: 70 years1982: 70.7 years1984: 71.2 years1986: 71 years1988: 71.4 years1990: 72.5 years1992: 73.1 years1994: 74.2 years1996: 74.3 years1998: 75.5 years2000: 76.1 years2002: 76.7 years2004: 77.5 years2006: 78 years2008: 78.4 years2010: 79.1 years2012: 79.7 years2014: 79.73 years2016: 80 years2018: 80 years2020: 80.5 years2022: 80.3 years2024: 80.4 years
Change over the period: +11.7 (+17.03%) Average annual rate: 0.25 %

Comparison, 2024

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

New Zealand 80.4 years
World 71.12 years
East Asia & Pacific 73.92 years
Australia and New Zealand computed 80.99 years
High-income countries computed 77.79 years
Male life expectancy — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 80.4 +0.3 +0.37%
2023 80.1 −0.2 −0.25%
2022 80.3 −0.2 −0.25%
2021 80.5 +0 +0%
2020 80.5 +0.2 +0.25%
2019 80.3 +0.3 +0.37%
2018 80 −0.2 −0.25%
2017 80.2 +0.2 +0.25%
2016 80 +0.09 +0.11%
2015 79.91 +0.18 +0.23%
2014 79.73 +0.13 +0.16%
2013 79.6 −0.1 −0.13%
2012 79.7 +0.3 +0.38%
2011 79.4 +0.3 +0.38%
2010 79.1 +0.3 +0.38%
2009 78.8 +0.4 +0.51%
2008 78.4 +0.2 +0.26%
2007 78.2 +0.2 +0.26%
2006 78 +0.1 +0.13%
2005 77.9 +0.4 +0.52%
2004 77.5 +0.5 +0.65%
2003 77 +0.3 +0.39%
2002 76.7 +0.3 +0.39%
2001 76.4 +0.3 +0.39%
2000 76.1 +0.6 +0.79%
1999 75.5 +0 +0%
1998 75.5 +0.8 +1.07%
1997 74.7 +0.4 +0.54%
1996 74.3 +0.2 +0.27%
1995 74.1 −0.1 −0.13%
1994 74.2 +0.4 +0.54%
1993 73.8 +0.7 +0.96%
1992 73.1 −0.2 −0.27%
1991 73.3 +0.8 +1.1%
1990 72.5 +0.7 +0.97%
1989 71.8 +0.4 +0.56%
1988 71.4 +0.1 +0.14%
1987 71.3 +0.3 +0.42%
1986 71 +0 +0%
1985 71 −0.2 −0.28%
1984 71.2 +0.4 +0.56%
1983 70.8 +0.1 +0.14%
1982 70.7 +0.2 +0.28%
1981 70.5 +0.5 +0.71%
1980 70 +0.2 +0.29%
1979 69.8 +0 +0%
1978 69.8 +0.9 +1.31%
1977 68.9 −0.4 −0.58%
1976 69.3 +0.3 +0.43%
1975 69 +0.1 +0.15%
1974 68.9 +0.5 +0.73%
1973 68.4 −0.6 −0.87%
1972 69 +0.3 +0.44%
1971 68.7 +0.5 +0.73%
1970 68.2 −0.2 −0.29%
1969 68.4 +0.3 +0.44%
1968 68.1 −0.3 −0.44%
1967 68.4 +0.3 +0.44%
1966 68.1 −0.2 −0.29%
1965 68.3 −0.2 −0.29%
1964 68.5 +0 +0%
1963 68.5 +0 +0%
1962 68.5 +0.1 +0.15%
1961 68.4 −0.3 −0.44%
1960 68.7

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

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

AU Australia 81.1 NZ New Zealand 80.4

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

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