Perceived health status by socio-economic status in New Zealand
New Zealand: Perceived health status by socio-economic status was 79 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025. ▼ Falling
Perceived health status by socio-economic status in New Zealand, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same age.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 79 Percentage of population in the same age for perceived health status by socio-economic status in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perceived health status by socio-economic status in New Zealand peaked at 87.3 Percentage of population in the same age in 2014 and was at its lowest, 79 Percentage of population in the same age, in 2025.
New Zealand ranks 1st of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Perceived health status by socio-economic status in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 84.2 Percentage of population in the same age | — |
| 2007 | 84.6 Percentage of population in the same age | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 84.5 Percentage of population in the same age | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 85.7 Percentage of population in the same age | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 87.3 Percentage of population in the same age | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 85.6 Percentage of population in the same age | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 83.6 Percentage of population in the same age | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 84.9 Percentage of population in the same age | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 83.1 Percentage of population in the same age | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 81.9 Percentage of population in the same age | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 81.6 Percentage of population in the same age | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 83.2 Percentage of population in the same age | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 83.1 Percentage of population in the same age | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.5 Percentage of population in the same age | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 79.9 Percentage of population in the same age | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 79 Percentage of population in the same age | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4 Percentage of population in the same age | 84.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 84.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 2 |
| 2010s | 84.58 Percentage of population in the same age | 81.9 Percentage of population in the same age | 87.3 Percentage of population in the same age | 8 |
| 2020s | 81.55 Percentage of population in the same age | 79 Percentage of population in the same age | 83.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 1 Netherlands 56.3 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 2 Estonia 52.6 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 2 Croatia 42.2 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 2 United States of America 73.4 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 3 Türkiye 51.8 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 3 Canada 69.6 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 4 Latvia 47.9 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 4 Switzerland 68.1 Percentage of population in the same age compare
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2309 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 11,415 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.7776 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3816 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 18,862 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1924 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perceived health status by socio-economic status in New Zealand?
- Perceived health status by socio-economic status in New Zealand was 79 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest perceived health status by socio-economic status recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3 Percentage of population in the same age in 2014.
- What is the lowest perceived health status by socio-economic status recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 79 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025.
- How does New Zealand rank for perceived health status by socio-economic status?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perceived health status by socio-economic status rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Perceived health status by socio-economic status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.