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 (* indicates there is no figure for the area so the regional figure has been provided, ..s = no data).
| Territorial authority | Life expectancy in years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||||
| 1995 - 1997 | 2000 - 2002 | 2005 - 2007 | 1995 - 1997 | 2000 - 2002 | 2005 - 2007 | |
| Far North District | 71.8 | 73.3 | 75.5 | 77.4 | 80.2 | 80.0 |
| Whangarei District | 73.5 | 74.8 | 77.3 | 79.2 | 80.3 | 81.6 |
| Kaipara District* | 72.8 | 74.0 | 76.3 | 78.6 | 80.1 | 81.2 |
| Rodney District | 76.0 | 78.5 | 80.1 | 80.7 | 82.5 | 85.1 |
| North Shore City | 76.9 | 79.1 | 81.6 | 81.6 | 83.6 | 85.1 |
| Waitakere City | 74.6 | 77.7 | 79.6 | 80.1 | 81.7 | 82.6 |
| Auckland City | 74.8 | 77.7 | 79.6 | 80.1 | 82.4 | 83.0 |
| Manukau City | 75.0 | 76.2 | 78.0 | 79.6 | 81.5 | 82.4 |
| Papakura District | 73.3 | 76.2 | 75.2 | 79.3 | 79.8 | 80.8 |
| Franklin District | 74.4 | 77.0 | 78.0 | 79.3 | 80.7 | 84.1 |
| Thames-Coromandel District | 74.5 | 77.0 | 75.8 | 80.9 | 82.9 | 83.5 |
| Hauraki District* | 74.3 | 75.9 | 77.2 | 80.0 | 81.0 | 81.8 |
| Waikato District | ..s | 74.5 | 75.6 | ..s | 78.6 | 80.7 |
| Matamata-Piako District | 74.6 | 75.9 | 77.5 | 81.2 | 81.6 | 81.6 |
| Hamilton City | 74.7 | 76.7 | 77.5 | 80.2 | 81.9 | 82.0 |
| Waipa District* | 74.3 | 75.9 | 77.2 | 80.0 | 81.0 | 81.8 |
| Otorohanga District* | 74.3 | 75.9 | 77.2 | 80.0 | 81.0 | 81.8 |
| South Waikato District* | 74.3 | 75.9 | 77.2 | 80.0 | 81.0 | 81.8 |
| Waitomo District* | 74.3 | 75.9 | 77.2 | 80.0 | 81.0 | 81.8 |
| Taupo District | 72.9 | 75.2 | 77.8 | 80.0 | 80.2 | 81.0 |
| Western Bay of Plenty District | 73.4 | 75.7 | 78.6 | 80.8 | 81.9 | 82.8 |
| Tauranga City | 75.0 | 76.7 | 78.8 | 80.4 | 82.5 | 83.3 |
| Rotorua District | 71.7 | 74.0 | 75.6 | 78.1 | 78.5 | 80.1 |
| Whakatane District | 72.5 | 74.4 | 74.1 | 76.8 | 78.2 | 80.1 |
| Kawerau District* | 73.0 | 75.4 | 77.1 | 79.2 | 80.5 | 81.9 |
| Opotiki District* | 73.0 | 75.4 | 77.1 | 79.2 | 80.5 | 81.9 |
| Gisborne District | 70.7 | 72.6 | 73.8 | 76.4 | 78.9 | 78.0 |
| Wairoa District* | 73.3 | 75.4 | 76.3 | 78.9 | 79.8 | 80.7 |
| Hastings District | 73.5 | 75.9 | 75.8 | 78.5 | 80.5 | 80.6 |
| Napier City | 73.4 | 75.5 | 77.4 | 79.7 | 80.1 | 80.3 |
| Central Hawke's Bay District* | 73.3 | 75.4 | 76.3 | 78.9 | 79.8 | 80.7 |
| New Plymouth District | 75.2 | 76.5 | 77.9 | 80.7 | 81.0 | 81.5 |
| Stratford District* | 74.9 | 75.9 | 77.2 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 81.5 |
| South Taranaki District* | 74.9 | 75.9 | 77.2 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 81.5 |
| Ruapehu District* | 73.8 | 75.2 | 76.5 | 79.0 | 79.9 | 81.4 |
| Wanganui District | 72.5 | 74.3 | 75.0 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 80.9 |
| Rangitikei District* | 73.8 | 75.2 | 76.5 | 79.0 | 79.9 | 81.4 |
| Manawatu District* | 73.8 | 75.2 | 76.5 | 79.0 | 79.9 | 81.4 |
| Palmerston North City | 75.5 | 77.5 | 77.1 | 79.7 | 81.7 | 82.2 |
| Tararua District* | 73.8 | 75.2 | 76.5 | 79.0 | 79.9 | 81.4 |
| Horowhenua District | 72.0 | 73.4 | 76.0 | 77.2 | 77.8 | 80.1 |
| Kapiti Coast District | 74.8 | 77.6 | 78.8 | 81.6 | 82.3 | 84.3 |
| Porirua City | 72.2 | 73.2 | 76.8 | 77.2 | 79.7 | 80.1 |
| Upper Hutt City | 74.4 | 76.9 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 80.2 | 83.1 |
| Hutt City | 74.5 | 76.3 | 77.7 | 78.9 | 80.9 | 81.6 |
| Wellington City | 75.4 | 78.0 | 80.1 | 81.2 | 82.5 | 83.7 |
| Masterton District | 73.7 | 75.4 | 77.0 | 79.0 | 80.6 | 81.9 |
| Carterton District* | 74.8 | 76.9 | 78.9 | 79.9 | 81.6 | 83.0 |
| South Wairarapa District* | 74.8 | 76.9 | 78.9 | 79.9 | 81.6 | 83.0 |
| Tasman District | 74.8 | 77.2 | 78.9 | 80.6 | 82.0 | 82.5 |
| Nelson City | 75.8 | 76.1 | 78.9 | 79.4 | 81.4 | 82.3 |
| Marlborough District | 74.4 | 76.8 | 78.1 | 79.6 | 80.6 | 82.1 |
| Kaikoura District* | 75.0 | 77.0 | 79.0 | 80.4 | 82.2 | 82.6 |
| Buller District* | 72.3 | 74.2 | 76.9 | 78.4 | 81.4 | 81.6 |
| Grey District* | 72.3 | 74.2 | 76.9 | 78.4 | 81.4 | 81.6 |
| Westland District* | 72.3 | 74.2 | 76.9 | 78.4 | 81.4 | 81.6 |
| Hurunui District* | 75.0 | 77.0 | 79.0 | 80.4 | 82.2 | 82.6 |
| Waimakariri District | 75.9 | 78.5 | 80.3 | 80.2 | 83.8 | 83.6 |
| Christchurch City | 74.8 | 77.1 | 79.0 | 80.3 | 82.1 | 82.4 |
| Selwyn District* | 75.0 | 77.0 | 79.0 | 80.4 | 82.2 | 82.6 |
| Ashburton District* | 75.0 | 77.0 | 79.0 | 80.4 | 82.2 | 82.6 |
| Timaru District | 74.4 | 75.9 | 77.4 | 80.2 | 80.6 | 82.4 |
| Mackenzie District* | 75.0 | 77.0 | 79.0 | 80.4 | 82.2 | 82.6 |
| Waimate District | 74.1 | 76.1 | 78.6 | 78.9 | 80.4 | 83.7 |
| Chatham Islands | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s |
| Waitaki District* | 75.0 | 77.0 | 79.0 | 80.4 | 82.2 | 82.6 |
| Central Otago District* | 74.7 | 76.8 | 78.7 | 80.4 | 81.7 | 82.7 |
| Queenstown-Lakes District* | 74.7 | 76.8 | 78.7 | 80.4 | 81.7 | 82.7 |
| Dunedin City | 74.3 | 76.6 | 78.1 | 79.9 | 81.3 | 81.9 |
| Clutha District* | 74.7 | 76.8 | 78.7 | 80.4 | 81.7 | 82.7 |
| Southland District* | 73.3 | 74.5 | 75.9 | 79.0 | 80.1 | 81.9 |
| Gore District* | 73.3 | 74.5 | 75.9 | 79.0 | 80.1 | 81.9 |
| Invercargill City | 73.5 | 73.2 | 75.2 | 78.4 | 79.2 | 80.8 |