Health in New Zealand 1,253 indicators covering health for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Medical doctors 49.2% 2024 up 13.9% 44th Retreatment cases: other 4 2012 down 55.6% 108th Road accident deaths per billion passenger kilometers 5.93 deaths 2021 down 0.3% 24th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 600 Percent 2015 down 14.3% 145th Mortality by week 713 Deaths 2024 up 24.0% 24th Preterm birth 4,752 2020 down 0.3% 74th Preterm birth rate 7.53 2020 up 0.1% 58th Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 2005 — 51st Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 98.23 2017 up 14.2% 12th End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital 32.2 Percentage of deaths 2018 down 15.5% 16th Congenital syphilis number of cases, reported 5 2024 up 400.0% 43rd How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 1 2022 down 50.0% 52nd Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 32 2022 up 6.7% 57th Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 100.0% 2014 up 0.2% 1st Nursing personnel 89.8% 2024 down 2.2% 26th Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 89.8% 2024 down 2.2% 26th HPV vaccination coverage in 15-year-olds 80.0% 2024 up 50.9% 26th Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 3.06 2009 up 0.2% 135th Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 4 2012 unchanged 105th Children with a birth weight 92.07 2020 down 7.9% 63rd New cases: other 3 2012 down 86.4% 27th Compliance with international health regulations 96 2016 up 11.6% 19th Number of disruptions to health services attributed to disasters 7 2023 — 14th Number of destroyed or damaged health facilities attributed to 0 2024 — 34th Reported cases of gonorrhea 7,794 2023 up 101.6% 8th Reported cases of syphilis 209,253 2023 up 270.5% 1st Antimicrobial resistance or decreased susceptibiity (DS/R) to 378 2022 up 417.8% 10th Antimicrobial resistance or decreased susceptibiity (DS/R) to 1.85 2022 — 39th Flu vaccination coverage in the over-65's 69.0% 2021 up 5.3% 7th Reported cases of chlamydia 28,166 2023 down 7.8% 8th Imports in 1000s hectolitres 270 2007 up 57.9% 26th Number of isolates tested for ceftriaxone 861 2020 up 207.5% 7th Proportion of isolates with decreased susceptibility or resistance 0.1 2020 — 11th Proportion of isolates with resistance to azithromycin reported to 6.5 2020 — 24th Number of isolates tested for azithromycin 861 2020 up 1,079.5% 6th Proportion of isolates with resistance to ciprofloxacin reported to 18.02 2017 down 48.6% 52nd Number of isolates tested for ciprofloxacin 455 2017 up 94.4% 8th 4.1.1 Proportion of children and young people at the end of lower 78.22 2018 down 7.5% 24th Proportion of isolates with decreased susceptibility or resistance 0.4386 2017 — 22nd Number of isolates tested for extended-spectrum cephalosporins 456 2017 up 94.9% 8th 4.1.1 Proportion of children and young people at the end of lower 81.04 2018 down 5.4% 13th Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at 78.4% 2015 down 8.8% 23rd Exports of beer (barley) in 1000s hectolitres 115 2009 up 0.9% 30th Civil registration coverage of cause-of-death 100.0% 2010 up 1.8% 1st Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities 30.1% 2013 down 2.6% 3rd Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities 30.1% 2013 down 2.6% 3rd Sales of wine in 1000s hectolitres 953 2009 up 130.8% 1st Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 2 2013 down 51.2% 7th Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities, per 100,000 2 2013 down 51.2% 7th Exports of spirits in 1000s hectolitres 34 2005 down 8.1% 46th Exports of wine (grape) in 1000s hectolitres 760 2007 up 322.2% 2nd Donor commitments 11 2010 up 78.6% 22nd Donor disbursements 22.25 2010 up 304.5% 20th ← Previous Page 21 of 21