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New Zealand: Life Expectancy

Male Female
80.4
83.5
Total World Rank
82.0
16

According to the latest WHO data published in 2020 life expectancy in New Zealand is: Male 80.4, female 83.5 and total life expectancy is 82.0 which gives New Zealand a World Life Expectancy ranking of 16. You can see the leading causes of death data and rankings for New Zealand by clicking on the links below or select the full country health profile at the bottom of the page.

Leading Causes of Death New Zealand
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Life Expectancy
1. Coronary Heart Disease
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
3. Stroke
4. Lung Cancers
5. Lung Disease
6. Breast Cancer
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8. Prostate Cancer
9. Suicide
10. Road Traffic Accidents
11. Diabetes Mellitus
12. Influenza and Pneumonia
13. Skin Cancers
   
14. Lymphomas
15. Pancreas Cancer
16. Falls
17. Ovary Cancer
18. Leukemia
19. Kidney Disease
20. Inflammatory/Heart
21. Endocrine Disorders
22. Stomach Cancer
23. Congenital Anomalies
24. Liver Cancer
25. Other Injuries
26. Uterin Cancer
   
27. Parkinson's Disease
28. Oesophagus Cancer
29. Hypertension
30. Bladder Cancer
31. Other Neoplasms
32. Liver Disease
33. Oral Cancer
34. Low Birth Weight
35. Cervical Cancer
36. Drug Use
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
38. Violence
39. Drownings
   
40. Skin Disease
41. Asthma
42. Epilepsy
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
44. Alcohol
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
46. Multiple Sclerosis
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
48. Hepatitis C
49. Birth Trauma
50. Fires

See full health profile and world rankings for New Zealand here:  New Zealand Health Profile
Data Source: WHO Publish Date 2020