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)