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Life Expectancy – 17th highest, at 81.6 years (2015) Suicide Rate – 72nd highest suicide rate, at 14.4 for males and 5.0 for females per 100,000 people (2014) HIV/AIDS rate – 133rd highest percentage out of 162 countries, at 0.1%
New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. ... It ranks very highly in international measures of quality of life, ...
Māori life expectancy was about 30 years in the 18th century, similar to that of Western Europe. After Europeans brought new diseases, and loss of land impoverished many Māori, the childhood mortality rate was very high and Māori life expectancy dropped to 25 years for men and 23 years for women by the end of the 19th century.
The Global Liveability Ranking is a yearly assessment published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), ranking 172 global cities (previously 140) for their urban quality of life based on assessments of stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
Life expectancy for population in general Life expectancy for male Life expectancy for female Sex gap Population (thous.) at birth bonus 0→15 at 15 bonus 15→65 at 65 bonus 65→80 at 80 at birth at 15 at 65 at 80 at birth at 15 at 65 at 80 at birth at 15 at 65 at 80 French Polynesia: 84.07: 0.58: 69.65: 1.85: 21.50: 3.72: 10.23: 81.78: 67. ...
Abortion is legal upon request in New Zealand. [32] According to figures released by Statistics New Zealand, the number of abortions rose from 8.5 per 1,000 women aged 15‒44 years in 1980 to 14 per 1,000 women in 1990. By 2000, this figure had risen to 18.7 per 1,000 women aged 15‒44 years but has since declined to 13.5 per 1,000 women as ...
Although agriculture only accounts for 7% of New Zealand’s GDP, agricultural products remain one of the biggest exports for New Zealand. [6] While New Zealand is striving to become more sustainable, [7] degradation in water quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity loss have resulted from intensified cattle farming and monoculture systems. [7]
It results in a score out of 100. In 2016 New Zealand scored 88 out of 100, and ranked 11 out of 132 countries. [62] In 2010, in terms of ecosystem effects on water quality New Zealand scored 40.3 points out of 100 for ecosystem vitality for freshwater and was ranked 43rd out of 132 countries. [63] [64]