New Zealand - Life expectancy at birth

82.2 (years) in 2021

In 2021, life expectancy for New Zealand was 82.2 years. Life expectancy of New Zealand increased from 71.8 years in 1972 to 82.2 years in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 0.28%.

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What is life expectancy?

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

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