Health in New Zealand 1,232 indicators covering health for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 61 2024 down 1.6% 130th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 98 2024 down 19.7% 136th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 44 2024 down 4.3% 127th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 75 2024 down 24.2% 135th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 55 2024 up 3.8% 125th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 118 2024 down 11.9% 135th Deaths from terrorism, by target 0 deaths 2021 — 2nd Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 deaths 2021 — 59th Suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 attacks 2021 — 80th Deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack 0 deaths 2021 — 21st Terrorism deaths rate 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 59th Deaths from terrorist attacks by method 0 deaths 2021 — 21st Terrorism deaths 0 deaths 2021 — 59th Share of deaths from terrorism 0.0% 2021 — 58th Prevalence of HIV, total 0.1% 2024 unchanged 108th Death rate from diabetes 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 17.8% 73rd Reported suicide rates 12.11 deaths per 100,000 population 2018 up 2.7% 12th Male vs. female suicide rate 17.41 deaths per 100,000 population 2018 down 1.2% 20th Reported suicide rates among young people 17.02 deaths per 100,000 population 2018 down 2.0% 3rd Reported suicide rates among young women 9.73 deaths per 100,000 population 2018 down 38.6% 8th Reported suicide rates among young men 23.91 deaths per 100,000 population 2018 up 27.0% 3rd Reported suicide rates by age 17.02 deaths per 100,000 population 2018 down 2.0% 3rd Mental health and substance use disorders death rate by age group 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 1st Death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 2.5% 124th Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases 10.3% 2021 down 13.4% 157th Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender 12.3% 2021 down 8.9% 162nd Healthy life expectancy 69.98 Years 2021 up 1.4% 18th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 8.3% 2021 down 19.4% 157th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 12.3% 2021 down 8.9% 162nd Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 10.3% 2021 down 13.4% 157th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.2 per 100,000 population 2021 down 13.0% 144th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.13 per 100,000 female population 2021 unchanged 134th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.28 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 15.2% 139th Suicide mortality rate, female 6.08 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 10.3% 40th Suicide mortality rate, male 17.85 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 1.8% 46th Suicide mortality rate 11.92 per 100,000 population 2021 up 4.7% 47th Nurses and midwives 12.3 per 1,000 people 2023 up 16.4% 12th HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year 2024 down 143.2% 126th What share of the population living with HIV are women? 17.6% 2024 up 1.4% 146th Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year 2025 — 17th Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 0.0% 2023 — 131st Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 0.6733 2023 up 9.7% 99th Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 0 2023 — 131st Prevalence rate of diabetes in adults 6.9 2014 up 3.0% 142nd Child mortality rate 0.5% 2019 down 30.8% 165th Neonatal mortality rate 0.2% 2019 down 21.9% 163rd Number of neonatal deaths 147 deaths 2019 down 26.9% 145th Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) 4.7 2020 down 3.5% 17th Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) 10.02 2020 down 2.5% 27th Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) 15.53 2020 down 3.4% 30th Low-birthweight babies 5.9% 2020 down 3.3% 136th Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy 84.0% 2024 up 35.5% 41st Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 8.99 2022 up 25.9% 145th Prevalence of diabetes, crude 11.4 2022 up 29.5% 127th Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 56.1 2022 up 11.5% 50th Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 57.78 2022 up 12.8% 47th Inequality in life expectancy 0.0439 2023 up 3.0% 153rd Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita 0.0439 2023 up 3.0% 153rd Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income 7.03 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 28.9% 156th Maternal mortality ratio 7.03 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 28.9% 157th ← Previous Page 10 of 21 Next →