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Male life expectancy at birth in New Zealand

Male life expectancy at birth in New Zealand was 80.1 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2 from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

2023, years80.1
Change on 2022-0.2
Rank30th of 215Countries ranked
Series high80.52020
Series low68.11966

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

67.57072.57577.58082.519601970198019902000201020231960: 68.7 years1961: 68.4 years1962: 68.5 years1963: 68.5 years1964: 68.5 years1965: 68.3 years1966: 68.1 years1967: 68.4 years1968: 68.1 years1969: 68.4 years1970: 68.2 years1971: 68.7 years1972: 69 years1973: 68.4 years1974: 68.9 years1975: 69 years1976: 69.3 years1977: 68.9 years1978: 69.8 years1979: 69.8 years1980: 70 years1981: 70.5 years1982: 70.7 years1983: 70.8 years1984: 71.2 years1985: 71 years1986: 71 years1987: 71.3 years1988: 71.4 years1989: 71.8 years1990: 72.5 years1991: 73.3 years1992: 73.1 years1993: 73.8 years1994: 74.2 years1995: 74.1 years1996: 74.3 years1997: 74.7 years1998: 75.5 years1999: 75.5 years2000: 76.1 years2001: 76.4 years2002: 76.7 years2003: 77 years2004: 77.5 years2005: 77.9 years2006: 78 years2007: 78.2 years2008: 78.4 years2009: 78.8 years2010: 79.1 years2011: 79.4 years2012: 79.7 years2013: 79.6 years2014: 79.7 years2015: 79.9 years2016: 80 years2017: 80.2 years2018: 80 years2019: 80.3 years2020: 80.5 years2021: 80.5 years2022: 80.3 years2023: 80.1 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202380.1
202280.3
202180.5
202080.5
201980.3
201880
201780.2
201680
201579.9
201479.7
201379.6
201279.7
201179.4
201079.1
200978.8
200878.4
200778.2
200678
200577.9
200477.5
200377
200276.7
200176.4
200076.1
199975.5
199875.5
199774.7
199674.3
199574.1
199474.2
199373.8
199273.1
199173.3
199072.5
198971.8
198871.4
198771.3
198671
198571
198471.2
198370.8
198270.7
198170.5
198070
197969.8
197869.8
197768.9
197669.3
197569
197468.9
197368.4
197269
197168.7
197068.2
196968.4
196868.1
196768.4
196668.1
196568.3
196468.5
196368.5
196268.5
196168.4
196068.7

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Definition

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

How to cite

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

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

Male life expectancy at birth in New Zealand was 80.1 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2 from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

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

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

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

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