Health in New Zealand - Health Statistics

Health Statistics

The following statistics are a sample from the World Health Organization Statistical Information System (WHOSIS). The year on which the data were sampled follows the statistic in brackets.

  • Demographics
    • Population (in thousands): 4,334 (2009)
    • Total fertility rate (per woman): 2 (2006)
    • Adolescent fertility rate (%): 27 (2004)
  • Funding
    • Per capita government spending (PPP Int $): 1,905 (2006)
    • Per capita total spending (PPP Int $): 2,447 (2006)
    • Total expenditure (% of GDP): 9.4 (2006)
  • Life expectancy
    • Life expectancy at birth (years): 80 (2006)
    • Life expectancy for females (years): 82 (2006)
    • Life expectancy for males (years): 78 (2006)
    • Neonatal mortality (per 1,000 live births): 3 (2004)
    • Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births): 5 (2006)
    • Years of life lost to communicable diseases (%): 5 (2002)
    • Years of life lost to injuries (%): 17 (2002)
    • Years of life lost to non-communicable diseases (%): 79 (2002)

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