Life expectancy
Life expectancy at birth indicates the total number of years a person could expect to live, based on the mortality rates of the population at each age in a given year or period.
Life expectancy - male
| Region | Life expectancy in years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–1992 | 1995–1997 | 2000–2002 | 2005-2007 | ||
| 1 | Northland | 71.7 | 72.8 | 74.0 | 76.3 |
| 2 | Auckland | 73.2 | 75.2 | 77.5 | 79.4 |
| 3 | Waikato | 72.5 | 74.3 | 75.9 | 77.2 |
| 4 | Bay of Plenty | 72.5 | 73.0 | 75.4 | 77.1 |
| 5 | Gisborne | 71.3 | 70.7 | 72.6 | 73.8 |
| 6 | Hawke's Bay | 71.7 | 73.3 | 75.4 | 76.3 |
| 7 | Taranaki | 72.3 | 74.9 | 75.9 | 77.2 |
| 8 | Manawatu-Wanganui | 72.2 | 73.8 | 75.2 | 76.5 |
| 9 | Wellington | 72.9 | 74.8 | 76.9 | 78.9 |
| 10 | Tasman | 75.2 | 74.8 | 77.2 | 78.9 |
| 11 | Nelson | 73.3 | 75.8 | 76.1 | 78.9 |
| 12 | Marlborough | 74.6 | 74.4 | 76.8 | 78.1 |
| 13 | West Coast | 70.4 | 72.3 | 74.2 | 76.9 |
| 14 | Canterbury | 73.2 | 75.0 | 77.0 | 79.0 |
| 15 | Otago | 73.1 | 74.7 | 76.8 | 78.7 |
| 16 | Southland | 71.4 | 73.3 | 74.5 | 75.9 |
Life expectancy - female
| Region | Life expectancy in years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–1992 | 1995–1997 | 2000–2002 | 2005-2007 | ||
| 1 | Northland | 78.2 | 78.6 | 80.1 | 81.2 |
| 2 | Auckland | 79.2 | 80.2 | 82.1 | 83.2 |
| 3 | Waikato | 78.5 | 80.0 | 81.0 | 81.8 |
| 4 | Bay of Plenty | 78.0 | 79.2 | 80.5 | 81.9 |
| 5 | Gisborne | 76.5 | 76.4 | 78.9 | 78.1 |
| 6 | Hawke's Bay | 78.1 | 78.9 | 79.8 | 80.7 |
| 7 | Taranaki | 78.6 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 81.5 |
| 8 | Manawatu-Wanganui | 77.7 | 79.0 | 79.9 | 81.4 |
| 9 | Wellington | 78.8 | 79.9 | 81.6 | 83.0 |
| 10 | Tasman | 80.7 | 80.6 | 82.0 | 82.5 |
| 11 | Nelson | 80.7 | 79.4 | 81.4 | 82.3 |
| 12 | Marlborough | 79.4 | 79.6 | 80.6 | 82.1 |
| 13 | West Coast | 77.1 | 78.4 | 81.4 | 81.6 |
| 14 | Canterbury | 79.4 | 80.4 | 82.2 | 82.6 |
| 15 | Otago | 79.0 | 80.4 | 81.7 | 82.7 |
| 16 | Southland | 77.9 | 79.0 | 80.1 | 81.9 |