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HEALTH PROFILE: New Zealand

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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New Zealand NEW ZEALAND POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    New Zealand NEW ZEALAND LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    83.5
    15
    24
    Age 5
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    Age 10
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    Age 15
    80.9
    83.9
    14
    24
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.0
    13
    24
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.1
    12
    24
    Age 30
    81.4
    84.2
    12
    24
    Age 35
    81.6
    84.3
    12
    24
    Age 40
    81.8
    84.5
    11
    24
    Age 45
    82.1
    84.6
    9
    22
    Age 50
    82.5
    84.9
    7
    20
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.3
    6
    20
    Age 60
    83.8
    85.8
    6
    19
    Age 65
    84.6
    86.4
    7
    18
    Age 70
    85.7
    87.2
    9
    20
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.2
    9
    21
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.6
    12
    23
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    19
    24
    New Zealand NEW ZEALAND TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.59
    163
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    24.84
    16
    3. Stroke
    22.24
    165
    4. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    5. Lung Disease
    18.17
    111
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    8. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    9. Suicide
    10.30
    68
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.83
    127
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.34
    152
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.08
    166
    13. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    14. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    16. Falls
    5.65
    92
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
    18. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    19. Kidney Disease
    4.19
    176
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.07
    115
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    3.95
    82
    22. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.49
    147
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    25. Other Injuries
    3.23
    168
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.16
    138
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    29. Hypertension
    3.04
    166
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.42
    44
    32. Liver Disease
    2.07
    181
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.87
    149
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    36. Drug Use
    1.38
    74
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.33
    98
    38. Violence
    1.20
    146
    39. Drownings
    1.17
    142
    40. Skin Disease
    1.10
    108
    41. Asthma
    1.03
    133
    42. Epilepsy
    0.97
    139
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.76
    149
    44. Alcohol
    0.75
    128
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    165
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.52
    33
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    58
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.44
    22
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.34
    169
    50. Fires
    0.29
    164
    New Zealand NEW ZEALAND TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,095
    18.16
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,032
    10.81
    3. Stroke
    2,378
    8.47
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,873
    6.67
    5. Lung Disease
    1,815
    6.47
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,495
    5.33
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    920
    3.28
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    769
    2.74
    9. Prostate Cancer
    739
    2.63
    10. Breast Cancer
    737
    2.63
    11. Falls
    627
    2.23
    12. Skin Cancers
    612
    2.18
    13. Lymphomas
    608
    2.17
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    543
    1.94
    15. Suicide
    528
    1.88
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    458
    1.63
    17. Kidney Disease
    432
    1.54
    18. Leukemia
    391
    1.39
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    353
    1.26
    20. Hypertension
    327
    1.17
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    325
    1.16
    22. Stomach Cancer
    323
    1.15
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    313
    1.12
    24. Liver Cancer
    288
    1.03
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    279
    0.99
      Deaths %
    26. Bladder Cancer
    267
    0.95
    27. Other Neoplasms
    245
    0.87
    28. Other Injuries
    218
    0.78
    29. Ovary Cancer
    207
    0.74
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    176
    0.63
    31. Oral Cancer
    164
    0.58
    32. Liver Disease
    158
    0.56
    33. Uterin Cancer
    145
    0.52
    34. Skin Disease
    118
    0.42
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    113
    0.40
    36. Asthma
    91
    0.32
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    81
    0.29
    38. Low Birth Weight
    78
    0.28
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    70
    0.25
    40. Drug Use
    69
    0.25
    41. Cervical Cancer
    61
    0.22
    42. Violence
    57
    0.20
    43. Epilepsy
    55
    0.20
    44. Drownings
    54
    0.19
    45. Alcohol
    51
    0.18
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    47
    0.17
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    43
    0.15
    48. Hepatitis C
    30
    0.11
    49. Osteoarthritis
    24
    0.09
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    22
    0.08
    New Zealand NEW ZEALAND CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    5. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    6. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
      Rate World Rank
    9. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    12. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    New Zealand NEW ZEALAND HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    10.7
    32
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    14.1
    11.3
    144
    57
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    30.1
    31.4
    15
    38
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    7.20
    10
    New Zealand NEW ZEALAND LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    21
    21
    22
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
    2000
    75.9
    81.2
    78.6
    10
    11
    11
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
    2019
    80.4
    83.5
    82.0
    15
    24
    16
    New Zealand NEW ZEALAND DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    4.991m
    123
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.00
    74
    Population 0-14
    19.6%
    131
    Population 15-64
    64.8%
    98
    Population 65 +
    15.5%
    43
    Birth Rate / 1000
    12.78
    126
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.89
    102
    Fertility Rate
    1.87
    119
    Infant Mortality
    3.50
    167
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    66
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.06
    27
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.02
    58
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.88
    42
    Net Migration
    6.89
    9
    Population Growth
    1.28%
    69
    Literacy Total
    99.0%
    48
    Literacy Male
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Female
    N/D
    N/D
    Unemployment
    4.1%
    136
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    82.0
    16
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    70.2
    27
    GDP per Capita USD
    $42,400
    25

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    2,617,712
    5,686
    4/1/24
    New Zealand COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected New Zealand causes.

     
     
    New Zealand COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    New Zealand COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.