Life expectancy
Expected years of life from birth, 1995-1997 to 2005-2007
| Territorial authority area |
Males |
Females |
| 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 |
| Whanganui 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 |
| Lower 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 |
| New Zealand |
74.4 |
76.3 |
78.0 |
79.7 |
81.1 |
82.2 |
Statistics New Zealand
Notes: (1) * indicates there is no figure for the territorial authority so the regional figure is shown.
(2) ..s indicates there is no data for this area. |
