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Female life expectancy at birth in New Zealand

Female life expectancy at birth in New Zealand was 83.5 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2 from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

2023, years83.5
Change on 2022-0.2
Rank40th of 215Countries ranked
Series high84.12020
Series low73.71961

Female life expectancy at birth in New Zealand, 1960 to 2023

72.57577.58082.58519601970198019902000201020231960: 73.9 years1961: 73.7 years1962: 74.1 years1963: 74.2 years1964: 74.3 years1965: 74.3 years1966: 74.3 years1967: 74.7 years1968: 74.3 years1969: 74.7 years1970: 74.5 years1971: 75 years1972: 74.8 years1973: 75.1 years1974: 75.1 years1975: 75.6 years1976: 75.7 years1977: 75.6 years1978: 76.4 years1979: 76.5 years1980: 75.8 years1981: 76.9 years1982: 76.9 years1983: 76.9 years1984: 77.7 years1985: 76.8 years1986: 77.4 years1987: 77.2 years1988: 77.6 years1989: 78 years1990: 78.4 years1991: 78.9 years1992: 79.3 years1993: 79.2 years1994: 79.7 years1995: 79.5 years1996: 79.4 years1997: 80.1 years1998: 80.8 years1999: 80.4 years2000: 81.3 years2001: 81.1 years2002: 81.1 years2003: 81.4 years2004: 81.7 years2005: 81.9 years2006: 82.2 years2007: 82.2 years2008: 82.4 years2009: 82.7 years2010: 82.8 years2011: 83 years2012: 83.2 years2013: 83.3 years2014: 83.3 years2015: 83.4 years2016: 83.4 years2017: 83.6 years2018: 83.5 years2019: 83.9 years2020: 84.1 years2021: 84 years2022: 83.7 years2023: 83.5 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202383.5
202283.7
202184
202084.1
201983.9
201883.5
201783.6
201683.4
201583.4
201483.3
201383.3
201283.2
201183
201082.8
200982.7
200882.4
200782.2
200682.2
200581.9
200481.7
200381.4
200281.1
200181.1
200081.3
199980.4
199880.8
199780.1
199679.4
199579.5
199479.7
199379.2
199279.3
199178.9
199078.4
198978
198877.6
198777.2
198677.4
198576.8
198477.7
198376.9
198276.9
198176.9
198075.8
197976.5
197876.4
197775.6
197675.7
197575.6
197475.1
197375.1
197274.8
197175
197074.5
196974.7
196874.3
196774.7
196674.3
196574.3
196474.3
196374.2
196274.1
196173.7
196073.9

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Definition

Average number of years a newborn girl would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the female life expectancy at birth in New Zealand?

Female life expectancy at birth in New Zealand was 83.5 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2 from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest female life expectancy at birth in New Zealand?

84.1 years in 2020, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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