Health in New Zealand 1,253 indicators covering health for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine 94.0% 2024 up 1.1% 91st Hospital beds 25.06 2023 down 9.7% 75th Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 100.0% 2022 up 300.0% 1st New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 0.77 2022 up 243.8% 93rd Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 50 2023 down 50.0% 132nd Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 35,000 2024 up 6.1% 104th Bladder cancer death rate 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 10.2% 34th Cancer death rates by type 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 10.2% 34th Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0.77 2022 up 243.8% 91st Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 4 2022 up 300.0% 99th Deaths from earthquakes 2 deaths 2016 up 100.0% 30th Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 88.0% 2025 — 89th International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 100 2025 — 1st Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Crude mortality 7.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 3.6% 33rd Health status - Regions — Crude mortality rate 7.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 3.6% 33rd Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2022 — 69th New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2022 — 69th Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine 4,127 one-year-olds 2023 down 1.0% 114th Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 — 3rd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 9.3% 2024 down 35.0% 127th Liver cancer death rate 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 up 10.0% 79th Number of female leprosy new cases 1 2022 — 95th National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 unchanged 1st Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 420 2014 down 19.2% 153rd Government health spending as a share of GDP 7.8% 2025 up 11.2% 17th 3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 10 2021 down 61.2% 139th Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 12.74 per 100,000 population 2024 up 63,600.0% 18th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 18.2% 2025 up 0.1% 12th Reported rate of new cervical cancer cases 5.58 per 100,000 women 2017 down 3.1% 33rd 3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 96 2019 down 0.7% 99th Pancreatic cancer death rate 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 up 12.5% 49th Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 up 15.4% 17th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 21.91 2022 up 77.4% 4th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 82.8% 2022 up 11.8% 10th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 — 106th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 69.7% 2022 up 14.4% 3rd Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 38th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 57th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 13.0% 2022 unchanged 84th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 31.5 2022 up 76.5% 98th Physical activity policies for activie societies 100 2023 up 900.0% 1st Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 unchanged 93rd Midwifery personnel 2,711 2024 up 5.5% 62nd Cholera case-fatality rate 0.0% 2024 — 48th Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Pest and disease 53.88 Percentage of general services support estimate 2024 up 72.3% 2nd Health care - Regions — Active physicians 3.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 up 37.7% 32nd Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians 3.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 up 37.7% 32nd Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories 6.2 Days 2023 down 24.4% 19th Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae 60.0% 2024 down 35.5% 133rd Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage 60.0% 2024 down 35.5% 133rd How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? 0.9722 years 2013 down 7.5% 14th Death rate from unintentional poisoning 0.2 per 100,000 population 2021 down 33.3% 136th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 10.3 2021 down 12.7% 140th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.2 2021 down 33.3% 120th Suicide mortality rate, by sex 11.9 2021 down 4.8% 44th 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 85 2021 up 3.7% 15th Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 4.31 2022 up 45.6% 79th Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rotavirus 10,022 one-year-olds 2023 down 50.5% 71st Share of deaths that are registered 100.0% 2019 — 1st Health spending per capita 4,770 international-$ in 2020 prices 2025 up 22.6% 19th ← Previous Page 19 of 21 Next →