New Zealand - Life Expectancy 2012
81.4
+0.3 from 2011
New Zealand's life expectancy was 81.4 in 2012, increased +0.3 from 81.2 in 2011. This was the 22nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2012▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 85.0 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Andorra | 84.3 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | San Marino | 83.9 | 0.3% |
| 4th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 83.5 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Japan | 83.1 | 0.6% |
| 6th | Iceland | 82.9 | 0.7% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 82.7 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Gibraltar | 82.5 | 0.2% |
| 9th | Macao SAR, China | 82.5 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Spain | 82.4 | -0.1% |
| 11th | Liechtenstein | 82.4 | 0.7% |
| 12th | Italy | 82.2 | 0.1% |
| 13th | Australia | 82.0 | 0.2% |
| 14th | Singapore | 82.0 | 0.3% |
| 15th | France | 82.0 | -0.2% |
| 16th | United Arab Emirates | 81.9 | 0.0% |
| 17th | Israel | 81.7 | 0.1% |
| 18th | Sweden | 81.7 | -0.1% |
| 19th | French Polynesia | 81.7 | 0.3% |
| 20th | Canada | 81.7 | 0.2% |
| 21st | Norway | 81.5 | 0.2% |
| 22nd | New Zealand | 81.4 | 0.3% |
| 23rd | Luxembourg | 81.4 | 0.5% |
| 24th | Channel Islands | 81.3 | -0.1% |
| 25th | Cyprus | 81.1 | 0.3% |
| 26th | Netherlands | 81.1 | -0.1% |
| 27th | Faroe Islands | 81.1 | 0.2% |
| 28th | Austria | 80.9 | -0.1% |
| 29th | United Kingdom | 80.9 | -0.1% |
| 30th | Ireland | 80.8 | 0.1% |
| 31st | Korea | 80.8 | 0.3% |
| 32nd | Malta | 80.7 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Greece | 80.6 | -0.1% |
| 34th | Finland | 80.6 | 0.2% |
| 35th | Germany | 80.5 | 0.1% |
| 36th | Qatar | 80.5 | 0.6% |
| 37th | Belgium | 80.4 | -0.2% |
| 38th | Portugal | 80.4 | -0.1% |
| 39th | European Union | 80.2 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Slovenia | 80.1 | 0.2% |
| 41st | Denmark | 80.1 | 0.3% |
| 42nd | Isle of Man | 80.0 | 0.2% |
| 43rd | Costa Rica | 79.9 | 0.4% |
| 44th | Bermuda | 79.8 | 0.2% |
| 45th | Bahrain | 79.6 | 0.6% |
| 46th | St. Martin (French part) | 79.3 | 0.4% |
| 47th | Puerto Rico (US) | 79.3 | 0.6% |
| 48th | Chile | 79.2 | 0.0% |
| 49th | United States | 78.7 | 0.1% |
| 50th | Virgin Islands (US) | 78.5 | 0.3% |
| 51st | Kuwait | 78.4 | 0.4% |
| 52nd | Oman | 78.2 | 0.6% |
| 53rd | Cuba | 78.2 | 0.1% |
| 54th | Albania | 78.1 | -0.3% |
| 55th | Czechia | 78.1 | 0.3% |
| 56th | Lebanon | 77.9 | 0.2% |
| 57th | Northern Mariana Islands | 77.6 | -0.2% |
| 58th | Maldives | 77.5 | 0.5% |
| 59th | Croatia | 77.2 | 0.5% |
| 60th | Cayman Islands | 77.1 | 0.7% |
| 61st | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.1 | 0.1% |
| 62nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.0 | 0.1% |
| 63rd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 77.0 | 0.1% |
| 64th | Panama | 76.9 | 0.3% |
| 65th | Poland | 76.7 | 0.1% |
| 66th | Uruguay | 76.7 | 0.1% |
| 67th | New Caledonia | 76.6 | 0.4% |
| 68th | British Virgin Islands | 76.4 | 0.1% |
| 69th | Estonia | 76.3 | 0.1% |
| 70th | Montenegro | 76.3 | 0.3% |
| 71st | Guam | 76.2 | 0.1% |
| 72nd | China | 76.2 | 0.4% |
| 73rd | Slovak Republic | 76.1 | 0.2% |
| 74th | Saudi Arabia | 76.1 | 0.4% |
| 75th | Curaçao | 76.0 | 0.5% |
| 76th | Argentina | 75.8 | -0.4% |
| 77th | Kosovo | 75.8 | 0.6% |
| 78th | Barbados | 75.7 | 0.2% |
| 79th | Colombia | 75.6 | 0.6% |
| 80th | Thailand | 75.6 | 0.4% |
| 81st | Malaysia | 75.6 | 0.1% |
| 82nd | Türkiye | 75.6 | 1.0% |
| 83rd | Ecuador | 75.5 | 0.4% |
| 84th | Sri Lanka | 75.2 | 0.6% |
| 85th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 75.1 | 0.3% |
| 86th | Hungary | 75.1 | 0.3% |
| 87th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 75.0 | 0.4% |
| 88th | Grenada | 75.0 | 0.1% |
| 89th | North Macedonia | 74.9 | -0.3% |
| 90th | Brunei Darussalam | 74.8 | 0.0% |
| 91st | Aruba | 74.8 | 0.4% |
| 92nd | Serbia | 74.8 | 0.4% |
| 93rd | Algeria | 74.6 | 0.3% |
| 94th | Tunisia | 74.6 | 0.2% |
| 95th | Romania | 74.4 | 0.0% |
| 96th | Brazil | 74.3 | 0.4% |
| 97th | Bulgaria | 74.3 | 0.2% |
| 98th | Seychelles | 74.3 | 2.1% |
| 99th | Mexico | 74.1 | 0.3% |
| 100th | Armenia | 74.1 | 0.4% |
| 101st | Jordan | 74.1 | 0.2% |
| 102nd | Peru | 74.0 | 0.9% |
| 103rd | Lithuania | 73.9 | 0.4% |
| 104th | Mauritius | 73.9 | 0.8% |
| 105th | Latvia | 73.8 | 0.3% |
| 106th | Viet Nam | 73.8 | 0.1% |
| 107th | West Bank and Gaza | 73.7 | 0.2% |
| 108th | Bahamas, The | 73.7 | 0.2% |
| 109th | Cabo Verde | 73.3 | 0.6% |
| 110th | Paraguay | 73.1 | 0.4% |
| 111th | St. Lucia | 72.9 | -0.1% |
| 112th | Dominican Republic | 72.8 | 0.4% |
| 113th | American Samoa | 72.7 | 0.1% |
| 114th | Georgia | 72.7 | 0.3% |
| 115th | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.5 | 0.4% |
| 116th | Nicaragua | 72.4 | 0.6% |
| 117th | Jamaica | 72.4 | 0.2% |
| 118th | Libya | 72.2 | 3.2% |
| 119th | Belarus | 72.0 | 2.0% |
| 120th | Morocco | 71.7 | 0.6% |
| 121st | Tonga | 71.5 | 0.2% |
| 122nd | El Salvador | 71.4 | 0.3% |
| 123rd | Dominica | 71.4 | -0.2% |
| 124th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 71.4 | -0.1% |
| 125th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 71.3 | 0.8% |
| 126th | Samoa | 71.2 | -0.3% |
| 127th | Belize | 71.1 | 0.2% |
| 128th | Ukraine | 71.1 | 0.5% |
| 129th | Azerbaijan | 71.1 | 0.7% |
| 130th | Guatemala | 70.7 | 0.6% |
| 131st | Greenland | 70.5 | 0.4% |
| 132nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.5 | -0.1% |
| 133rd | Honduras | 70.5 | 0.5% |
| 134th | Uzbekistan | 70.4 | 0.4% |
| 135th | Moldova | 70.3 | 0.2% |
| 136th | Russian Federation | 70.1 | 0.6% |
| 137th | Kyrgyz Republic | 70.0 | 0.6% |
| 138th | Suriname | 70.0 | 0.2% |
| 139th | Kazakhstan | 69.9 | 1.2% |
| 140th | Vanuatu | 69.9 | 0.2% |
| 141st | Bhutan | 69.8 | 0.7% |
| 142nd | Mongolia | 69.5 | 0.6% |
| 143rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 69.5 | 0.3% |
| 144th | Philippines | 69.2 | 0.2% |
| 145th | Tajikistan | 69.1 | 0.6% |
| 146th | Bangladesh | 69.0 | 0.7% |
| 147th | Solomon Islands | 69.0 | 0.2% |
| 148th | Turkmenistan | 69.0 | 0.1% |
| 149th | Palau | 68.9 | 0.3% |
| 150th | Indonesia | 68.9 | 0.3% |
| 151st | Iraq | 68.8 | 0.6% |
| 152nd | Cambodia | 68.4 | 0.7% |
| 153rd | India | 68.1 | 0.7% |
| 154th | Yemen, Republic of | 67.6 | 0.2% |
| 155th | Nepal | 67.4 | 0.4% |
| 156th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 66.6 | 0.5% |
| 157th | Guyana | 66.4 | 0.0% |
| 158th | Syrian Arab Republic | 66.2 | -8.4% |
| 159th | Kiribati | 65.9 | 0.0% |
| 160th | Fiji | 65.8 | -1.6% |
| 161st | Mauritania | 65.8 | 0.1% |
| 162nd | Gabon | 65.4 | 0.5% |
| 163rd | Senegal | 65.2 | 0.7% |
| 164th | Lao PDR | 65.1 | 1.0% |
| 165th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 65.1 | 0.2% |
| 166th | Tuvalu | 65.1 | 0.2% |
| 167th | Pakistan | 64.9 | 0.3% |
| 168th | Marshall Islands | 64.8 | 0.2% |
| 169th | Eritrea | 64.7 | 0.7% |
| 170th | São Tomé and Principe | 64.5 | 0.6% |
| 171st | Timor-Leste | 64.4 | 0.6% |
| 172nd | Myanmar | 64.3 | 0.6% |
| 173rd | Rwanda | 64.2 | 1.1% |
| 174th | Papua New Guinea | 63.6 | 0.4% |
| 175th | Comoros | 63.5 | 0.6% |
| 176th | Sudan | 63.4 | 0.4% |
| 177th | Madagascar | 63.0 | 0.2% |
| 178th | Congo, Republic of | 62.7 | 0.6% |
| 179th | Tanzania | 62.3 | 1.1% |
| 180th | Haiti | 62.3 | 1.1% |
| 181st | Ghana | 62.0 | 0.6% |
| 182nd | Gambia, The | 61.9 | 0.6% |
| 183rd | South Africa | 61.7 | 1.9% |
| 184th | Afghanistan | 61.7 | 0.8% |
| 185th | Djibouti | 61.7 | 0.6% |
| 186th | Uganda | 61.6 | 1.3% |
| 187th | Kenya | 61.5 | 0.4% |
| 188th | Nauru | 60.5 | 0.4% |
| 189th | Botswana | 60.4 | 1.1% |
| 190th | Malawi | 59.9 | 1.7% |
| 191st | Liberia | 59.8 | 0.5% |
| 192nd | Equatorial Guinea | 59.3 | 0.8% |
| 193rd | Angola | 58.9 | 1.4% |
| 194th | Zambia | 58.7 | 1.5% |
| 195th | Benin | 58.6 | 0.2% |
| 196th | Burundi | 58.5 | 1.2% |
| 197th | Guinea-Bissau | 58.3 | 1.1% |
| 198th | South Sudan | 58.2 | 1.0% |
| 199th | Cameroon | 58.2 | 1.2% |
| 200th | Niger | 58.0 | 0.7% |
| 201st | Togo | 57.9 | 0.6% |
| 202nd | Namibia | 57.7 | 1.9% |
| 203rd | Burkina Faso | 57.5 | 0.8% |
| 204th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 57.4 | 0.8% |
| 205th | Guinea | 57.1 | 0.6% |
| 206th | Mali | 56.7 | 0.6% |
| 207th | Côte d'Ivoire | 56.6 | 1.1% |
| 208th | Mozambique | 56.5 | 1.3% |
| 209th | Zimbabwe | 55.4 | 2.7% |
| 210th | Sierra Leone | 53.2 | 1.1% |
| 211th | Nigeria | 51.7 | 0.4% |
| 212th | Central African Republic | 51.3 | 2.5% |
| 213th | Chad | 50.8 | 0.7% |
| 214th | Eswatini | 50.7 | 3.4% |
| 215th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 49.1 | 51.4% |
| 216th | Lesotho | 48.2 | 2.8% |
FAQ
What was New Zealand's life expectancy in 2012?▾
New Zealand's life expectancy in 2012 was 81.4. This ranked 22nd globally.
How did New Zealand's life expectancy change in 2012?▾
New Zealand's life expectancy increased by 0.3% in 2012 compared to 2011.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 2012?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 2012 at 85.0.
What is the life expectancy of New Zealand in 2012?▾
The life expectancy of New Zealand in 2012 was 81.4. This ranked 22nd globally.
How does 2012 compare to 2011 for New Zealand's life expectancy?▾
New Zealand's life expectancy went from 81.2 in 2011 to 81.4 in 2012, a 0.3% increase.
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