New Zealand - Life Expectancy 2004
79.5
+0.4 from 2003
New Zealand's life expectancy was 79.5 in 2004, increased +0.4 from 79.1 in 2003. This was the 22nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2004▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 84.2 | 0.6% |
| 2nd | Andorra | 82.8 | 0.1% |
| 3rd | Japan | 82.0 | 0.3% |
| 4th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 81.8 | 0.6% |
| 5th | Liechtenstein | 81.8 | 2.3% |
| 6th | San Marino | 81.6 | 0.3% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 81.1 | 0.7% |
| 8th | Iceland | 81.0 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Macao SAR, China | 81.0 | -0.1% |
| 10th | Gibraltar | 80.9 | 0.2% |
| 11th | Italy | 80.8 | 1.0% |
| 12th | Sweden | 80.5 | 0.5% |
| 13th | Australia | 80.5 | 0.3% |
| 14th | United Arab Emirates | 80.3 | 0.8% |
| 15th | France | 80.2 | 1.3% |
| 16th | Israel | 80.1 | 0.6% |
| 17th | Canada | 80.0 | 0.3% |
| 18th | Spain | 79.9 | 0.3% |
| 19th | Norway | 79.8 | 0.6% |
| 20th | French Polynesia | 79.8 | 0.1% |
| 21st | Channel Islands | 79.8 | 0.5% |
| 22nd | New Zealand | 79.5 | 0.5% |
| 23rd | Singapore | 79.5 | 0.6% |
| 24th | Malta | 79.3 | 0.9% |
| 25th | Faroe Islands | 79.2 | 0.3% |
| 26th | Austria | 79.2 | 0.7% |
| 27th | Luxembourg | 79.1 | 1.8% |
| 28th | Netherlands | 79.1 | 0.8% |
| 29th | Greece | 79.0 | 0.3% |
| 30th | Cyprus | 79.0 | 0.1% |
| 31st | Bermuda | 78.9 | 0.2% |
| 32nd | Belgium | 78.9 | 1.0% |
| 33rd | United Kingdom | 78.7 | 0.4% |
| 34th | Finland | 78.7 | 0.4% |
| 35th | Germany | 78.7 | 0.4% |
| 36th | Ireland | 78.5 | 0.5% |
| 37th | Costa Rica | 78.5 | 0.4% |
| 38th | Chile | 78.3 | 0.5% |
| 39th | European Union | 78.1 | 0.7% |
| 40th | Virgin Islands (US) | 77.8 | 0.3% |
| 41st | Portugal | 77.7 | 0.6% |
| 42nd | Korea | 77.7 | 0.6% |
| 43rd | St. Martin (French part) | 77.6 | 0.2% |
| 44th | Denmark | 77.5 | 0.5% |
| 45th | United States | 77.5 | 0.6% |
| 46th | Cuba | 77.3 | -0.1% |
| 47th | Slovenia | 77.2 | 0.5% |
| 48th | Puerto Rico (US) | 76.9 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Isle of Man | 76.9 | 0.7% |
| 50th | Northern Mariana Islands | 76.8 | 0.4% |
| 51st | Kuwait | 76.7 | 0.1% |
| 52nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76.5 | 0.1% |
| 53rd | Qatar | 76.5 | 0.5% |
| 54th | Guam | 76.1 | 0.3% |
| 55th | Albania | 76.0 | 0.5% |
| 56th | Bahrain | 75.8 | 0.4% |
| 57th | Czechia | 75.7 | 0.7% |
| 58th | Lebanon | 75.7 | 0.6% |
| 59th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 75.6 | 0.5% |
| 60th | Croatia | 75.5 | 1.2% |
| 61st | British Virgin Islands | 75.4 | 0.3% |
| 62nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 75.3 | 0.0% |
| 63rd | Uruguay | 75.3 | 0.3% |
| 64th | Barbados | 75.2 | 0.4% |
| 65th | Argentina | 74.9 | 0.8% |
| 66th | Poland | 74.8 | 0.3% |
| 67th | Panama | 74.8 | 0.4% |
| 68th | Oman | 74.8 | 0.4% |
| 69th | New Caledonia | 74.7 | 0.3% |
| 70th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 74.6 | 0.0% |
| 71st | Brunei Darussalam | 74.6 | 0.1% |
| 72nd | Cayman Islands | 74.6 | -0.1% |
| 73rd | Montenegro | 74.2 | 0.2% |
| 74th | Malaysia | 74.0 | 0.4% |
| 75th | Saudi Arabia | 74.0 | 0.5% |
| 76th | Slovak Republic | 74.0 | 0.5% |
| 77th | Ecuador | 73.9 | 0.3% |
| 78th | Curaçao | 73.7 | 0.2% |
| 79th | China | 73.7 | 0.5% |
| 80th | North Macedonia | 73.6 | 0.5% |
| 81st | Tunisia | 73.5 | 0.3% |
| 82nd | Mexico | 73.4 | 0.2% |
| 83rd | Bahamas, The | 73.2 | 0.0% |
| 84th | Aruba | 73.2 | 0.0% |
| 85th | Türkiye | 73.2 | 0.4% |
| 86th | Kosovo | 73.1 | 0.6% |
| 87th | Viet Nam | 73.1 | -0.2% |
| 88th | Armenia | 73.0 | 0.3% |
| 89th | Maldives | 73.0 | -0.3% |
| 90th | Jordan | 72.8 | 0.3% |
| 91st | Colombia | 72.8 | 0.6% |
| 92nd | Serbia | 72.7 | 0.3% |
| 93rd | Seychelles | 72.7 | 2.3% |
| 94th | Hungary | 72.6 | 0.5% |
| 95th | Bulgaria | 72.6 | 0.7% |
| 96th | Algeria | 72.5 | 0.9% |
| 97th | Syrian Arab Republic | 72.5 | 0.4% |
| 98th | St. Lucia | 72.5 | 0.4% |
| 99th | Grenada | 72.4 | -1.2% |
| 100th | American Samoa | 72.3 | 0.8% |
| 101st | Mauritius | 72.3 | 0.2% |
| 102nd | Thailand | 72.1 | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 72.0 | 2.2% |
| 104th | Latvia | 72.0 | 1.1% |
| 105th | Dominica | 72.0 | 0.1% |
| 106th | Lithuania | 72.0 | -0.1% |
| 107th | Estonia | 71.9 | 0.8% |
| 108th | Romania | 71.6 | 0.4% |
| 109th | Jamaica | 71.5 | -0.1% |
| 110th | Samoa | 71.5 | 0.1% |
| 111th | Peru | 71.4 | 0.2% |
| 112th | Brazil | 71.4 | 0.7% |
| 113th | Libya | 71.2 | 0.3% |
| 114th | West Bank and Gaza | 71.1 | 0.2% |
| 115th | Paraguay | 71.1 | 0.4% |
| 116th | Georgia | 71.0 | -0.5% |
| 117th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 70.9 | 0.4% |
| 118th | Dominican Republic | 70.7 | -0.2% |
| 119th | Cabo Verde | 70.5 | 0.7% |
| 120th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.4 | 0.0% |
| 121st | Tonga | 70.4 | 0.3% |
| 122nd | Belize | 70.2 | 0.5% |
| 123rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.9 | 0.6% |
| 124th | Nicaragua | 69.5 | 1.1% |
| 125th | El Salvador | 69.3 | 0.7% |
| 126th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 69.3 | -0.2% |
| 127th | Honduras | 69.1 | 0.3% |
| 128th | Vanuatu | 69.0 | 0.1% |
| 129th | Belarus | 69.0 | 0.6% |
| 130th | Philippines | 68.3 | 0.4% |
| 131st | Morocco | 68.3 | 0.5% |
| 132nd | Guatemala | 68.2 | 0.1% |
| 133rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 68.2 | 0.2% |
| 134th | Kyrgyz Republic | 68.2 | -0.2% |
| 135th | Sri Lanka | 68.0 | -6.1% |
| 136th | Moldova | 68.0 | 0.2% |
| 137th | Greenland | 67.7 | 0.8% |
| 138th | Solomon Islands | 67.6 | 0.2% |
| 139th | Azerbaijan | 67.5 | 0.7% |
| 140th | Ukraine | 67.5 | -0.2% |
| 141st | Uzbekistan | 67.2 | 0.5% |
| 142nd | Tajikistan | 66.6 | 1.1% |
| 143rd | Suriname | 66.4 | 0.9% |
| 144th | Turkmenistan | 66.1 | 0.3% |
| 145th | Fiji | 65.8 | 0.3% |
| 146th | Palau | 65.8 | 0.6% |
| 147th | Indonesia | 65.5 | -2.4% |
| 148th | Russian Federation | 65.5 | 0.7% |
| 149th | Kiribati | 65.4 | 0.2% |
| 150th | Bhutan | 65.3 | 1.0% |
| 151st | Kazakhstan | 65.0 | 0.4% |
| 152nd | Bangladesh | 64.9 | 1.0% |
| 153rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 64.9 | 0.0% |
| 154th | Yemen, Republic of | 64.9 | 0.7% |
| 155th | Nepal | 64.7 | 0.8% |
| 156th | Iraq | 64.6 | -0.3% |
| 157th | Mongolia | 64.6 | 1.7% |
| 158th | India | 64.5 | 0.6% |
| 159th | Guyana | 64.2 | 0.2% |
| 160th | Marshall Islands | 64.0 | 0.1% |
| 161st | Tuvalu | 64.0 | 0.1% |
| 162nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 63.8 | 0.6% |
| 163rd | Mauritania | 63.4 | 0.9% |
| 164th | Cambodia | 63.3 | 1.5% |
| 165th | Pakistan | 63.1 | 0.4% |
| 166th | Gabon | 62.7 | 0.4% |
| 167th | São Tomé and Principe | 62.6 | 0.6% |
| 168th | Papua New Guinea | 61.8 | 0.1% |
| 169th | Myanmar | 61.4 | 0.4% |
| 170th | Timor-Leste | 60.7 | 1.0% |
| 171st | Comoros | 60.6 | 0.5% |
| 172nd | Senegal | 60.3 | 1.4% |
| 173rd | Madagascar | 60.2 | 0.8% |
| 174th | Lao PDR | 60.1 | 0.7% |
| 175th | Eritrea | 60.1 | 1.0% |
| 176th | Nauru | 59.3 | 0.0% |
| 177th | Ghana | 59.3 | 0.5% |
| 178th | Gambia, The | 58.7 | 0.9% |
| 179th | Haiti | 58.5 | -1.6% |
| 180th | Djibouti | 58.1 | 0.1% |
| 181st | Congo, Republic of | 58.0 | 1.4% |
| 182nd | Kenya | 57.9 | 1.0% |
| 183rd | Afghanistan | 57.8 | 1.1% |
| 184th | Benin | 57.3 | 0.4% |
| 185th | Tanzania | 56.8 | 1.6% |
| 186th | Sudan | 56.8 | -2.7% |
| 187th | Liberia | 55.9 | 5.5% |
| 188th | Togo | 55.6 | 0.5% |
| 189th | Rwanda | 55.5 | 3.7% |
| 190th | Equatorial Guinea | 55.3 | 0.9% |
| 191st | Cameroon | 54.6 | 0.6% |
| 192nd | Guinea | 54.0 | 0.7% |
| 193rd | South Africa | 54.0 | -0.5% |
| 194th | Uganda | 53.7 | 2.5% |
| 195th | Botswana | 53.6 | 1.4% |
| 196th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 53.5 | 1.1% |
| 197th | Mali | 53.3 | 1.2% |
| 198th | South Sudan | 53.1 | 1.4% |
| 199th | Guinea-Bissau | 52.8 | 1.2% |
| 200th | Burkina Faso | 52.6 | 1.2% |
| 201st | Niger | 52.4 | 1.7% |
| 202nd | Burundi | 52.2 | 2.4% |
| 203rd | Namibia | 52.2 | 0.5% |
| 204th | Côte d'Ivoire | 51.9 | 1.0% |
| 205th | Mozambique | 51.9 | 0.9% |
| 206th | Angola | 51.1 | 1.8% |
| 207th | Malawi | 51.1 | 3.0% |
| 208th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 50.7 | -0.1% |
| 209th | Zambia | 50.5 | 1.9% |
| 210th | Nigeria | 49.1 | 1.1% |
| 211th | Chad | 48.7 | 0.2% |
| 212th | Central African Republic | 47.7 | 0.8% |
| 213th | Sierra Leone | 47.5 | 1.5% |
| 214th | Zimbabwe | 46.0 | 1.5% |
| 215th | Lesotho | 44.0 | -2.0% |
| 216th | Eswatini | 43.9 | -1.6% |
FAQ
What was New Zealand's life expectancy in 2004?▾
New Zealand's life expectancy in 2004 was 79.5. This ranked 22nd globally.
How did New Zealand's life expectancy change in 2004?▾
New Zealand's life expectancy increased by 0.5% in 2004 compared to 2003.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 2004?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 2004 at 84.2.
What is the life expectancy of New Zealand in 2004?▾
The life expectancy of New Zealand in 2004 was 79.5. This ranked 22nd globally.
How does 2004 compare to 2003 for New Zealand's life expectancy?▾
New Zealand's life expectancy went from 79.1 in 2003 to 79.5 in 2004, a 0.5% increase.
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