Social Development in New Zealand 162 indicators covering social development for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1973 unchanged 31st Age of full democracy 80 years 2025 up 14.3% 1st Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 7.0% 2030 down 38.1% 143rd Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 280,000 2030 down 34.4% 125th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 9.5% 2020 down 11.9% 178th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 19.7% 2020 down 2.3% 182nd Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 47.6% 2020 down 3.5% 55th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 80.3% 2020 up 0.6% 5th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 10.2% 2020 up 8.7% 119th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 41.4% 2020 down 0.9% 12th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 27.11 2020 down 3.2% 71st Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 12.48 2020 down 3.2% 71st Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 21.76 2020 down 2.5% 27th Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 6.4% 2030 down 39.6% 142nd Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 7.0% 2030 down 38.1% 134th Public and private social expenditure 24.62 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 15.3% 11th Social expenditure aggregates 24.62 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 15.3% 11th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 38.5 2024 up 73.0% 98th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 0 2024 — 104th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 125,747 National currency 2023 up 87.7% 28th Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 2,961 National currency 2024 up 22.5% 34th Age of democracy 142 years 2018 up 7.6% 3rd Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) — Net 15,743 National currency 2023 up 66.2% 30th Homicides, by sex of the victim 29 homicides 2022 up 38.1% 66th Homicide rate by sex of the victim 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 up 94.7% 90th Press Freedom Index 10.04 2021 up 19.8% 170th Age of liberal democracy 113 years 2025 up 9.7% 2nd Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 40.4% 2025 up 67.6% 46th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 3.46 2016 down 12.4% 39th Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 12 2024 up 50.0% 29th Trust in government 50.5% 2024 down 15.4% 13th Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 22.00 million 2022 down 64.5% 29th Homicide rate from firearms 0.2338 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 up 243.9% 50th Homicides by firearm 12 homicides 2022 up 300.0% 53rd Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner 0.1177 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 15.4% 22nd Total number of indoor cinemas 118 2017 down 6.3% 34th Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 641.91 2015 up 88.0% 26th Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 694.84 2014 up 103.4% 21st Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue 1.0% 2014 — 16th Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue 1.0% 2014 — 16th ← Previous Page 3 of 3