Canada vs New Zealand: Perceived health status by socio-economic status
Perceived health status by socio-economic status over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 79 Percentage of population in the same age against 69.6 Percentage of population in the same age in Canada, a difference of 9.4 Percentage of population in the same age.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 1st of 26 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 84.58 Percentage of population in the same age | 6.98 Percentage of population in the same age | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 75.74 Percentage of population in the same age | 82.06 Percentage of population in the same age | 6.32 Percentage of population in the same age | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher perceived health status by socio-economic status, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 79 Percentage of population in the same age against 69.6 Percentage of population in the same age in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in perceived health status by socio-economic status between Canada and New Zealand?
- 9.4 Percentage of population in the same age, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for perceived health status by socio-economic status?
- Canada ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 1st of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Perceived health status by socio-economic status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status by income quintile (the proportion of persons aged 15 years old and over within the highest and lowest income quintiles who report their health to be ‘good/very good’). Quintile 1 (Lowest 20% of income group) and Quintile 5 (Highest 20% of income group) are taken into account. This dataset also includes data on perceived health status by education level (proportion of persons aged 15 years old and over by level of education who report their health to be “good” or “better”.) The following education levels are taken into account: Low education (ISCED 0 to 2), Medium education (ISCED 3 and 4), and High education (ISCED 5 to 8). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.