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Life Expectancy in New Zealand vs Tonga (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 82.5 years in New Zealand vs 73.4 in Tonga. New Zealand is ranked 27/197 by life expectancy, and Tonga is 109/197. In New Zealand, the life expectancy is 80.9 years for males and 84.1 years for females. In Tonga, it's 69.8 years for males and 76.8 years for females.

New Zealand vs Tonga life expectancy at birth by year

New Zealand
Male

Female
Tonga
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
New Zealand Tonga
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 82.5 80.9 84.1 73.4 69.8 76.8
2025 82.4 80.8 84 73.2 69.6 76.7
2024 82.2 80.6 83.9 73.1 69.5 76.5
2023 82.1 80.4 83.8 72.9 69.4 76.4
2022 81 79.5 82.6 72.6 69.2 76.2
2021 82.3 80.6 84 72.1 68.7 75.7
2020 82.7 80.8 84.5 72.4 68.9 76.1
2019 81.8 80 83.6 72.3 68.8 76
2018 81.9 80.1 83.6 72.2 68.7 75.9
2017 81.6 79.9 83.3 72.1 68.6 75.8
2016 82 80.2 83.7 72 68.5 75.7
2015 81.6 79.9 83.2 71.9 68.4 75.6
2014 81.4 79.6 83.2 71.7 68.3 75.5
2013 81.6 79.8 83.4 71.6 68.2 75.4
2012 81.2 79.3 83 71.5 68.1 75.4
2011 80.8 79 82.6 71.4 68 75.3
2010 81.1 79.1 82.9 71.3 67.9 75.2
2009 80.5 78.5 82.5 70.9 67.5 74.8
2008 80.2 78.2 82.2 71 67.6 74.9
2007 80.1 78 82.2 70.9 67.5 74.8
2006 80 77.9 82 70.7 67.3 74.6
2005 80 77.8 82.1 70.6 67.1 74.5
2004 79.4 77.2 81.4 70.4 66.9 74.4
2003 79.1 76.8 81.3 70.2 66.7 74.2
2002 78.9 76.6 81.1 70 66.5 74
2001 78.7 76.2 81 69.8 66.3 73.8
2000 78.7 76 81.2 69.6 66.1 73.7
1999 77.9 75.4 80.4 69.4 65.9 73.5
1998 78.2 75.5 80.8 69.2 65.7 73.3
1997 77.3 74.6 80 69 65.5 73.1
1996 76.8 74.2 79.3 68.8 65.3 72.9
1995 76.8 74.1 79.5 68.6 65.1 72.6
1994 76.9 74.1 79.6 68.4 64.9 72.4
1993 76.5 73.8 79.2 68.2 64.7 72.1
1992 76.2 73.1 79.3 67.9 64.5 71.9
1991 76.1 73.3 78.9 67.7 64.4 71.6
1990 75.4 72.5 78.4 67.5 64.2 71.4
1989 74.9 71.8 78 67.4 64.2 71.2
1988 74.5 71.4 77.6 67.3 64.1 71.1
1987 74.2 71.3 77.1 67.2 64 70.9
1986 74.1 71 77.4 67.1 63.9 70.7
1985 73.9 71 76.8 66.9 63.9 70.5
1984 74.4 71.2 77.7 66.8 63.8 70.3
1983 73.8 70.8 76.9 66.7 63.7 70.2
1982 73.7 70.7 76.9 66.3 63.5 69.7
1981 73.6 70.5 76.9 66.4 63.5 69.7
1980 72.9 70 75.8 66.2 63.4 69.5
1979 73.1 69.8 76.5 66 63.3 69.3
1978 73 69.8 76.4 65.9 63.2 69
1977 72.1 68.9 75.6 65.6 63 68.8
1976 72.4 69.3 75.7 65.4 62.8 68.5
1975 72.2 69 75.6 65.1 62.5 68.2
1974 71.9 68.9 75.1 64.8 62.3 67.8
1973 71.7 68.4 75.1 64.4 61.9 67.3
1972 71.8 69 74.7 64.1 61.7 66.9
1971 71.7 68.7 75 63.6 61.3 66.4
1970 71.2 68.2 74.5 63.2 61 65.8
1969 71.5 68.4 74.7 62.7 60.5 65.3
1968 71.1 68.1 74.3 62.2 60 64.7
1967 71.4 68.4 74.7 61.7 59.5 64.3
1966 71.1 68.1 74.3 61.2 59 63.8
1965 71.2 68.3 74.3 60.7 58.5 63.3
1964 71.3 68.5 74.3 60.3 58 62.9
1963 71.3 68.5 74.2 59.8 57.4 62.4
1962 71.2 68.5 74.1 59.3 56.9 62
1961 70.9 68.4 73.7 58.8 56.4 61.5
1960 71.2 68.7 74 58.3 55.9 61.1
1959 70.8 68.3 73.4 57.8 55.3 60.6
1958 70.9 68.4 73.5 57.2 54.6 60.2
1957 70.3 67.7 73 56.5 53.8 59.5
1956 70.7 68.4 73.3 55.7 52.9 58.8
1955 70.5 68.1 73 54.7 51.8 57.9
1954 70.3 68 72.9 53.6 50.6 56.9
1953 70.2 67.9 72.7 52.4 49.5 55.8
1952 69.4 67.4 71.5 51.2 48.1 54.7
1951 69.1 67 71.4 49.8 46.6 53.5
1950 69.3 67.4 71.2 48.4 45.2 52.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 70 years in New Zealand and 63.8 in Tonga. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 18.8 healthy years in New Zealand and 14.3 in Tonga.

New Zealand vs Tonga life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in New Zealand and Tonga, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
53.4 vs 45.1 years

Mean expected age of death:
83.4 vs 75.1 years

Median expected age of death:
85.9 vs 77.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
New Zealand Tonga
Male Female Male Female
40 99.1% 99.5% 97.4% 98.7%
50 97.5% 98.4% 92.2% 96.0%
60 93.6% 95.6% 81.2% 90.2%
65 90.3% 93.3% 72.2% 85.3%
70 85.3% 89.7% 60.6% 78.1%
75 77.8% 84.0% 46.5% 67.7%
80 65.9% 74.6% 30.9% 52.7%
85 48.3% 59.2% 16.4% 34.0%
90 26.5% 37.2% 6.2% 16.1%
95 8.7% 14.9% 1.4% 4.7%
100 1.3% 2.8% 0.2% 0.7%

Life expectancy by current age

New Zealand
Male

Female
Tonga
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
New Zealand Tonga
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102 101.9 102 102.1 101.8 102.1
99 101.2 101 101.2 101.2 101 101.2
98 100.3 100.2 100.4 100.3 100.1 100.3
97 99.5 99.3 99.6 99.4 99.2 99.4
96 98.7 98.5 98.8 98.5 98.3 98.6
95 97.9 97.7 98 97.7 97.5 97.7
94 97.2 96.9 97.3 96.9 96.6 96.9
93 96.4 96.2 96.6 96 95.8 96.1
92 95.7 95.5 95.9 95.2 95 95.3
91 95.1 94.8 95.3 94.5 94.1 94.6
90 94.4 94.1 94.6 93.7 93.3 93.8
89 93.8 93.4 94.1 92.9 92.6 93.1
88 93.2 92.8 93.5 92.2 91.8 92.4
87 92.7 92.2 93 91.5 91 91.7
86 92.1 91.6 92.5 90.8 90.3 91.1
85 91.6 91.1 92 90.1 89.6 90.4
84 91.2 90.6 91.6 89.5 88.9 89.8
83 90.7 90.1 91.2 88.9 88.2 89.3
82 90.3 89.7 90.8 88.2 87.5 88.7
81 89.9 89.3 90.4 87.6 86.9 88.2
80 89.5 88.9 90.1 87.1 86.2 87.6
79 89.2 88.5 89.8 86.5 85.6 87.2
78 88.8 88.1 89.5 86 85 86.7
77 88.5 87.8 89.2 85.5 84.4 86.3
76 88.2 87.4 89 85 83.9 85.8
75 88 87.1 88.7 84.5 83.3 85.4
74 87.7 86.9 88.5 84.1 82.8 85.1
73 87.5 86.6 88.3 83.6 82.3 84.7
72 87.2 86.3 88.1 83.2 81.8 84.4
71 87 86.1 87.9 82.8 81.3 84
70 86.8 85.9 87.7 82.4 80.8 83.7
69 86.6 85.6 87.5 82 80.3 83.4
68 86.4 85.4 87.4 81.7 79.9 83.1
67 86.3 85.2 87.2 81.3 79.5 82.9
66 86.1 85 87.1 81 79.1 82.6
65 85.9 84.9 86.9 80.6 78.7 82.4
64 85.8 84.7 86.8 80.3 78.3 82.1
63 85.6 84.5 86.7 80 77.9 81.9
62 85.5 84.4 86.6 79.7 77.6 81.7
61 85.4 84.2 86.4 79.4 77.2 81.5
60 85.2 84.1 86.3 79.2 76.9 81.3
59 85.1 83.9 86.2 78.9 76.6 81.1
58 85 83.8 86.1 78.7 76.3 80.9
57 84.9 83.7 86 78.4 76 80.8
56 84.8 83.5 86 78.2 75.7 80.6
55 84.7 83.4 85.9 78 75.5 80.4
54 84.6 83.3 85.8 77.8 75.2 80.3
53 84.5 83.2 85.7 77.6 75 80.1
52 84.4 83.1 85.6 77.4 74.8 80
51 84.3 83 85.6 77.2 74.6 79.9
50 84.2 82.9 85.5 77.1 74.4 79.7
49 84.2 82.9 85.4 76.9 74.2 79.6
48 84.1 82.8 85.4 76.8 74 79.5
47 84 82.7 85.3 76.6 73.8 79.4
46 84 82.6 85.3 76.5 73.6 79.3
45 83.9 82.6 85.2 76.4 73.5 79.2
44 83.9 82.5 85.2 76.3 73.3 79.1
43 83.8 82.5 85.1 76.2 73.2 79
42 83.8 82.4 85.1 76.1 73.1 79
41 83.7 82.4 85.1 76 72.9 78.9
40 83.7 82.3 85 75.9 72.8 78.8
39 83.7 82.3 85 75.8 72.7 78.7
38 83.6 82.2 85 75.7 72.6 78.7
37 83.6 82.2 84.9 75.6 72.5 78.6
36 83.6 82.2 84.9 75.5 72.4 78.6
35 83.5 82.1 84.9 75.5 72.3 78.5
34 83.5 82.1 84.9 75.4 72.2 78.4
33 83.5 82 84.8 75.3 72.1 78.4
32 83.4 82 84.8 75.3 72 78.3
31 83.4 82 84.8 75.2 71.9 78.3
30 83.4 81.9 84.8 75.1 71.9 78.3
29 83.3 81.9 84.8 75.1 71.8 78.2
28 83.3 81.8 84.7 75 71.7 78.2
27 83.3 81.8 84.7 75 71.6 78.1
26 83.2 81.8 84.7 74.9 71.5 78.1
25 83.2 81.7 84.7 74.8 71.4 78
24 83.2 81.7 84.7 74.8 71.4 78
23 83.2 81.6 84.7 74.7 71.3 78
22 83.1 81.6 84.6 74.7 71.2 77.9
21 83.1 81.5 84.6 74.6 71.1 77.9
20 83.1 81.5 84.6 74.5 71 77.8
19 83 81.5 84.6 74.5 70.9 77.8
18 83 81.4 84.6 74.4 70.9 77.8
17 83 81.4 84.5 74.4 70.8 77.7
16 83 81.4 84.5 74.3 70.8 77.7
15 82.9 81.4 84.5 74.3 70.7 77.7
14 82.9 81.4 84.5 74.3 70.7 77.6
13 82.9 81.3 84.5 74.2 70.7 77.6
12 82.9 81.3 84.5 74.2 70.7 77.6
11 82.9 81.3 84.5 74.2 70.7 77.6
10 82.9 81.3 84.5 74.2 70.6 77.6
9 82.9 81.3 84.5 74.2 70.6 77.6
8 82.9 81.3 84.5 74.2 70.6 77.5
7 82.9 81.3 84.5 74.1 70.6 77.5
6 82.9 81.3 84.5 74.1 70.6 77.5
5 82.9 81.3 84.5 74.1 70.5 77.5
4 82.9 81.3 84.5 74.1 70.5 77.5
3 82.9 81.3 84.4 74.1 70.5 77.4
2 82.9 81.3 84.4 74 70.5 77.4
1 82.8 81.2 84.4 74 70.4 77.4
0 82.5 80.9 84.1 73.4 69.8 76.8

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in New Zealand can expect to live to 83.4 years compared to 75.1 in Tonga, rising to 85.9 and 80.6 at 65, and to 89.5 and 87.1 at 80 — higher than the 82.5 and 73.4 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in New Zealand and Tonga.

Probability of surviving to a given age

New Zealand
Male

Female
Tonga
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
New Zealand Tonga
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 2.07% 1.3% 2.82% 0.44% 0.17% 0.71%
99 3.14% 2.04% 4.22% 0.68% 0.28% 1.09%
98 4.59% 3.08% 6.08% 1.02% 0.43% 1.64%
97 6.48% 4.48% 8.44% 1.49% 0.66% 2.39%
96 8.84% 6.3% 11.3% 2.12% 0.97% 3.37%
95 11.7% 8.57% 14.7% 2.93% 1.39% 4.63%
94 15% 11.3% 18.6% 3.98% 1.96% 6.2%
93 18.7% 14.5% 22.8% 5.27% 2.68% 8.09%
92 22.7% 18% 27.4% 6.8% 3.58% 10.3%
91 27.1% 21.9% 32.1% 8.6% 4.69% 12.9%
90 31.5% 26.1% 36.9% 10.7% 6% 15.7%
89 36.1% 30.4% 41.6% 13% 7.54% 18.9%
88 40.6% 34.8% 46.3% 15.6% 9.3% 22.3%
87 44.9% 39.2% 50.7% 18.3% 11.3% 25.8%
86 49.1% 43.4% 54.8% 21.3% 13.4% 29.5%
85 53.1% 47.6% 58.7% 24.4% 15.8% 33.3%
84 56.9% 51.5% 62.3% 27.5% 18.4% 37.1%
83 60.4% 55.2% 65.6% 30.8% 21.1% 40.9%
82 63.6% 58.6% 68.6% 34.1% 23.9% 44.6%
81 66.7% 61.9% 71.4% 37.3% 26.8% 48.2%
80 69.4% 64.9% 73.9% 40.6% 29.8% 51.6%
79 71.9% 67.6% 76.2% 43.8% 32.8% 54.9%
78 74.2% 70.2% 78.2% 46.9% 35.8% 58%
77 76.3% 72.5% 80.1% 49.9% 38.8% 60.9%
76 78.2% 74.6% 81.7% 52.8% 41.8% 63.6%
75 79.9% 76.6% 83.2% 55.6% 44.7% 66.2%
74 81.5% 78.4% 84.6% 58.2% 47.6% 68.6%
73 83% 80% 85.9% 60.7% 50.4% 70.8%
72 84.3% 81.5% 87% 63.1% 53.2% 72.8%
71 85.4% 82.9% 88% 65.4% 55.8% 74.7%
70 86.5% 84.1% 88.9% 67.6% 58.4% 76.5%
69 87.5% 85.2% 89.8% 69.6% 60.8% 78.1%
68 88.4% 86.2% 90.5% 71.6% 63.2% 79.6%
67 89.2% 87.2% 91.2% 73.4% 65.4% 81%
66 90% 88.1% 91.9% 75.1% 67.5% 82.3%
65 90.7% 88.9% 92.5% 76.7% 69.6% 83.5%
64 91.3% 89.7% 93% 78.3% 71.5% 84.6%
63 91.9% 90.4% 93.5% 79.7% 73.4% 85.6%
62 92.5% 91.1% 93.9% 81.1% 75.1% 86.5%
61 93% 91.7% 94.4% 82.4% 76.7% 87.4%
60 93.5% 92.3% 94.7% 83.6% 78.2% 88.2%
59 93.9% 92.8% 95.1% 84.7% 79.6% 89%
58 94.4% 93.3% 95.4% 85.7% 81% 89.7%
57 94.7% 93.7% 95.8% 86.7% 82.2% 90.4%
56 95.1% 94.1% 96.1% 87.6% 83.4% 91%
55 95.4% 94.5% 96.3% 88.4% 84.4% 91.6%
54 95.7% 94.9% 96.6% 89.2% 85.5% 92.1%
53 96% 95.2% 96.8% 89.9% 86.4% 92.6%
52 96.3% 95.5% 97% 90.5% 87.3% 93.1%
51 96.5% 95.8% 97.3% 91.1% 88.1% 93.5%
50 96.7% 96% 97.4% 91.7% 88.8% 93.9%
49 96.9% 96.3% 97.6% 92.2% 89.5% 94.3%
48 97.1% 96.5% 97.8% 92.7% 90.2% 94.6%
47 97.3% 96.7% 97.9% 93.1% 90.8% 95%
46 97.4% 96.9% 98% 93.6% 91.3% 95.2%
45 97.6% 97% 98.2% 93.9% 91.8% 95.5%
44 97.7% 97.2% 98.3% 94.3% 92.3% 95.8%
43 97.8% 97.3% 98.4% 94.6% 92.7% 96%
42 97.9% 97.4% 98.4% 94.9% 93.1% 96.2%
41 98% 97.6% 98.5% 95.1% 93.5% 96.4%
40 98.1% 97.7% 98.6% 95.4% 93.8% 96.6%
39 98.2% 97.8% 98.6% 95.6% 94.1% 96.7%
38 98.3% 97.9% 98.7% 95.8% 94.4% 96.9%
37 98.3% 98% 98.8% 96% 94.7% 97%
36 98.4% 98% 98.8% 96.2% 95% 97.2%
35 98.5% 98.1% 98.9% 96.4% 95.2% 97.3%
34 98.5% 98.2% 98.9% 96.5% 95.5% 97.4%
33 98.6% 98.3% 99% 96.7% 95.7% 97.5%
32 98.7% 98.4% 99% 96.8% 95.9% 97.6%
31 98.7% 98.4% 99% 97% 96.1% 97.7%
30 98.8% 98.5% 99.1% 97.1% 96.3% 97.8%
29 98.8% 98.6% 99.1% 97.2% 96.5% 97.9%
28 98.9% 98.7% 99.1% 97.4% 96.7% 98%
27 98.9% 98.7% 99.2% 97.5% 96.9% 98.1%
26 99% 98.8% 99.2% 97.6% 97.1% 98.2%
25 99% 98.9% 99.2% 97.7% 97.2% 98.2%
24 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 97.9% 97.4% 98.3%
23 99.2% 99% 99.3% 98% 97.6% 98.4%
22 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 98.1% 97.8% 98.5%
21 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 98.2% 97.9% 98.5%
20 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 98.3% 98.1% 98.6%
19 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 98.4% 98.2% 98.7%
18 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 98.5% 98.4% 98.7%
17 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 98.6% 98.5% 98.8%
16 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 98.7% 98.5% 98.9%
15 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 98.7% 98.6% 98.9%
14 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
13 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 98.8% 98.7% 99%
12 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 98.8% 98.7% 99%
11 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 98.9% 98.7% 99%
10 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 98.9% 98.8% 99%
9 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 98.9% 98.8% 99.1%
8 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 98.9% 98.8% 99.1%
7 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 99% 98.8% 99.1%
6 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 99% 98.9% 99.1%
5 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 99% 98.9% 99.2%
4 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.1% 99% 99.2%
3 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.1% 99% 99.2%
2 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.1% 99% 99.3%
1 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 93.5% of newborns in New Zealand and 83.6% in Tonga are expected to live past 60, 86.5% and 67.6% past 70, 69.4% and 40.6% past 80, and only 31.5% and 10.7% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

New Zealand
Male

Female
Tonga
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
New Zealand Tonga
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 36.6% 38.6% 35.7% 37.6% 39.4% 37.4%
99 34.2% 36.2% 33.2% 35.7% 37.6% 35.4%
98 31.6% 33.7% 30.6% 33.6% 35.8% 33.3%
97 29.1% 31.3% 28% 31.5% 34% 31.2%
96 26.7% 28.9% 25.5% 29.5% 32.2% 29.2%
95 24.3% 26.5% 23.1% 27.8% 30.4% 27.2%
94 22% 24.1% 20.8% 26.3% 28.7% 25.3%
93 19.8% 21.9% 18.6% 24.5% 27% 23.4%
92 17.8% 19.7% 16.6% 22.6% 25.3% 21.6%
91 16% 17.8% 14.7% 20.9% 23.6% 19.9%
90 14.2% 15.9% 13% 19.5% 21.9% 18.2%
89 12.6% 14.2% 11.4% 17.9% 20.4% 16.7%
88 11.1% 12.7% 9.97% 16.4% 18.9% 15.2%
87 9.74% 11.2% 8.68% 15.1% 17.5% 13.8%
86 8.55% 9.84% 7.56% 13.9% 16.2% 12.5%
85 7.51% 8.68% 6.6% 12.7% 15% 11.3%
84 6.58% 7.6% 5.76% 11.5% 13.9% 10.2%
83 5.81% 6.71% 5.06% 10.6% 12.8% 9.22%
82 5.12% 5.91% 4.44% 9.66% 11.8% 8.29%
81 4.54% 5.26% 3.91% 8.75% 10.9% 7.44%
80 3.97% 4.61% 3.4% 8.01% 10% 6.67%
79 3.49% 4.07% 2.97% 7.31% 9.2% 5.98%
78 3.08% 3.61% 2.61% 6.65% 8.45% 5.35%
77 2.74% 3.23% 2.31% 6.05% 7.76% 4.79%
76 2.43% 2.85% 2.03% 5.48% 7.14% 4.29%
75 2.17% 2.55% 1.81% 4.99% 6.57% 3.85%
74 1.94% 2.28% 1.62% 4.5% 6.05% 3.46%
73 1.73% 2.04% 1.45% 4.12% 5.57% 3.11%
72 1.54% 1.82% 1.28% 3.82% 5.14% 2.81%
71 1.38% 1.63% 1.15% 3.48% 4.74% 2.54%
70 1.24% 1.46% 1.04% 3.2% 4.37% 2.3%
69 1.12% 1.32% 0.94% 2.96% 4.03% 2.08%
68 1.02% 1.2% 0.85% 2.71% 3.72% 1.89%
67 0.93% 1.1% 0.77% 2.49% 3.43% 1.72%
66 0.85% 1.02% 0.7% 2.28% 3.17% 1.56%
65 0.77% 0.93% 0.63% 2.1% 2.93% 1.43%
64 0.71% 0.86% 0.58% 1.96% 2.71% 1.3%
63 0.65% 0.79% 0.53% 1.82% 2.5% 1.19%
62 0.6% 0.73% 0.48% 1.71% 2.3% 1.1%
61 0.56% 0.68% 0.44% 1.58% 2.11% 1.01%
60 0.51% 0.62% 0.41% 1.43% 1.94% 0.94%
59 0.47% 0.57% 0.38% 1.3% 1.78% 0.87%
58 0.44% 0.53% 0.35% 1.19% 1.64% 0.8%
57 0.41% 0.48% 0.33% 1.11% 1.51% 0.74%
56 0.38% 0.45% 0.31% 1.02% 1.39% 0.68%
55 0.35% 0.41% 0.29% 0.94% 1.28% 0.63%
54 0.32% 0.38% 0.27% 0.86% 1.18% 0.58%
53 0.29% 0.34% 0.25% 0.77% 1.09% 0.54%
52 0.27% 0.31% 0.23% 0.72% 1% 0.5%
51 0.25% 0.29% 0.21% 0.68% 0.92% 0.46%
50 0.23% 0.26% 0.19% 0.61% 0.85% 0.42%
49 0.2% 0.24% 0.17% 0.56% 0.78% 0.39%
48 0.19% 0.22% 0.16% 0.52% 0.71% 0.36%
47 0.17% 0.2% 0.15% 0.48% 0.65% 0.33%
46 0.16% 0.18% 0.13% 0.44% 0.6% 0.31%
45 0.14% 0.17% 0.12% 0.39% 0.55% 0.28%
44 0.13% 0.16% 0.11% 0.36% 0.51% 0.26%
43 0.12% 0.14% 0.09% 0.33% 0.47% 0.24%
42 0.11% 0.13% 0.08% 0.3% 0.43% 0.22%
41 0.1% 0.12% 0.08% 0.28% 0.4% 0.2%
40 0.09% 0.11% 0.07% 0.26% 0.37% 0.19%
39 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.24% 0.34% 0.17%
38 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.22% 0.32% 0.16%
37 0.08% 0.09% 0.06% 0.21% 0.3% 0.15%
36 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.19% 0.28% 0.14%
35 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.18% 0.26% 0.13%
34 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.17% 0.25% 0.12%
33 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.16% 0.23% 0.11%
32 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.15% 0.22% 0.11%
31 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.14% 0.21% 0.1%
30 0.06% 0.07% 0.04% 0.14% 0.21% 0.1%
29 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.13% 0.2% 0.09%
28 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.13% 0.19% 0.09%
27 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.13% 0.19% 0.08%
26 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.13% 0.18% 0.08%
25 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.13% 0.18% 0.08%
24 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.12% 0.18% 0.07%
23 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.12% 0.18% 0.07%
22 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.12% 0.18% 0.07%
21 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.12% 0.17% 0.07%
20 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.12% 0.17% 0.07%
19 0.05% 0.06% 0.03% 0.11% 0.15% 0.07%
18 0.04% 0.06% 0.03% 0.1% 0.13% 0.07%
17 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.08% 0.11% 0.06%
16 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
15 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
14 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
13 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
12 0.009% 0.009% 0.008% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
11 0.007% 0.007% 0.006% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
10 0.006% 0.007% 0.005% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
9 0.006% 0.007% 0.005% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
8 0.006% 0.007% 0.006% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
7 0.007% 0.007% 0.006% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
6 0.007% 0.008% 0.006% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
5 0.008% 0.008% 0.007% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
4 0.009% 0.01% 0.007% 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
3 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
2 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
1 0.05% 0.06% 0.05% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
0 0.35% 0.35% 0.35% 0.81% 0.91% 0.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/new-zealand/tonga | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in New Zealand compared to Tonga, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.35% in the birth year in New Zealand and 0.81% in Tonga, 0.06% vs 0.14% at age 30, 0.51% vs 1.43% at 60, and 3.97% vs 8.01% at 80.

Death rate by age in New Zealand vs Tonga

New Zealand
Male

Female
Tonga
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
New Zealand Tonga
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 591 299 876 72.3 5.55 129.4
99 1,073 738 1,401 242.4 105 387
98 1,454 1,038 1,860 345 155.5 546
97 1,889 1,402 2,365 470 223.6 745
96 2,360 1,820 2,888 624 312 984
95 2,840 2,272 3,397 814 424 1,260
94 3,298 2,728 3,858 1,045 561 1,566
93 3,709 3,162 4,247 1,291 722 1,893
92 4,057 3,557 4,545 1,534 904 2,227
91 4,318 3,893 4,731 1,794 1,105 2,556
90 4,472 4,148 4,792 2,077 1,317 2,865
89 4,529 4,320 4,746 2,333 1,536 3,144
88 4,500 4,403 4,611 2,547 1,756 3,381
87 4,378 4,377 4,395 2,770 1,970 3,567
86 4,200 4,275 4,141 2,959 2,176 3,700
85 3,993 4,126 3,875 3,085 2,369 3,776
84 3,740 3,909 3,583 3,170 2,544 3,798
83 3,508 3,701 3,316 3,249 2,697 3,769
82 3,258 3,468 3,045 3,293 2,821 3,696
81 3,025 3,256 2,792 3,269 2,916 3,585
80 2,753 2,992 2,514 3,251 2,980 3,444
79 2,511 2,756 2,264 3,201 3,016 3,281
78 2,289 2,536 2,039 3,121 3,026 3,105
77 2,095 2,340 1,846 3,020 3,014 2,920
76 1,897 2,130 1,662 2,894 2,984 2,733
75 1,732 1,952 1,510 2,777 2,939 2,549
74 1,579 1,787 1,371 2,622 2,881 2,371
73 1,435 1,631 1,241 2,502 2,811 2,202
72 1,298 1,481 1,117 2,412 2,731 2,043
71 1,182 1,353 1,015 2,276 2,643 1,895
70 1,071 1,224 922 2,163 2,548 1,756
69 981 1,122 845 2,061 2,449 1,626
68 902 1,036 772 1,944 2,348 1,505
67 832 962 704 1,827 2,246 1,392
66 768 898 643 1,712 2,143 1,287
65 702 826 583 1,614 2,040 1,190
64 650 768 538 1,531 1,936 1,102
63 600 712 493 1,447 1,831 1,022
62 555 661 452 1,385 1,726 950
61 518 620 419 1,299 1,622 886
60 478 572 385 1,192 1,519 827
59 443 530 360 1,104 1,421 772
58 412 490 337 1,023 1,327 720
57 385 454 317 960 1,239 670
56 357 419 297.3 898 1,157 623
55 334 390 279.1 831 1,081 578
54 308 358 258.9 764 1,008 535
53 283 327 239.9 696 940 497
52 259 298.4 220.9 654 874 461
51 239.2 275.4 203.8 615 812 429
50 217.7 250.8 185 562 752 399
49 198.7 229 168.7 515 695 371
48 182.2 209.5 155.2 480 642 344
47 167.5 192.3 143.1 444 593 318
46 153.6 176.8 130.6 407 547 292.4
45 140.1 162.7 117.6 371 505 268.7
44 128.2 151.1 105.5 339 467 246.8
43 116.2 139.2 93.4 312 432 227
42 105.2 128 82.6 286.3 400 209.4
41 96.6 119.1 74.5 263 371 194
40 88.3 108.9 67.8 244.4 345 180.3
39 82.3 100.7 63.9 229.1 321 167.9
38 77.2 94 60.5 214 299.6 156.4
37 74.1 90.9 57.2 198.5 280.4 145.6
36 71.2 88.6 53.7 185.7 263.2 135.5
35 68.8 86.6 50.7 173.9 248.1 126.1
34 66.3 84.2 47.7 164.3 234.9 117.7
33 63.4 81.5 44.4 155.9 223.5 110.4
32 60.6 78.9 41.3 146.5 214 104.2
31 58 76.1 38.4 139 205.9 99
30 54.8 72.5 35.6 133.8 199.1 94.4
29 52.8 70.4 33.9 129.6 193.2 90.2
28 51.7 69.1 33 126.2 187.9 86.3
27 51.5 69.3 32.4 125.1 183.2 82.4
26 52 71.2 31.5 124.3 179.1 78.7
25 52.7 73.5 30.8 122.7 175.8 75.5
24 52.6 73.9 30.2 121.1 173.5 73.2
23 52.1 73.2 29.9 120.2 172.2 72.1
22 51 71.7 29.2 119.8 171.1 72
21 49.5 69.8 28.4 119.3 168.7 72.7
20 47.4 66.7 27.2 117.2 162.1 73
19 45 62.7 26.3 110.3 149.1 71.7
18 40.6 55 25.3 98.6 129.3 67.7
17 35 45 24.3 83.5 104.9 60.8
16 28.8 34.7 22.6 67.2 80.6 52
15 22.5 25.5 19.3 52 60.1 43.1
14 16.8 18.2 15.3 40.1 44.9 35.3
13 11.9 12.7 11.2 32.1 34.8 29.4
12 8.52 9.13 7.88 27.1 28.8 25.4
11 6.5 7.19 5.76 24.5 25.7 23.1
10 5.75 6.56 4.89 23.5 24.7 22.2
9 5.95 6.79 5.06 23.8 25.2 22.3
8 6.31 7 5.58 25.2 26.9 23.3
7 6.66 7.2 6.09 27.2 29.4 24.7
6 6.98 7.59 6.34 29.6 32.4 26.6
5 7.55 8.43 6.62 32.3 35.6 28.8
4 8.67 9.92 7.35 35.1 38.8 31.1
3 11.9 13.8 9.99 38 42.1 33.5
2 22 25 18.9 41 45.5 36.2
1 54.6 60 49 44.3 49.1 39.1
0 348 350 346 807 907 698

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/new-zealand/tonga | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In New Zealand, the most common age of death is 89, compared to 82 in Tonga. The median age of death is 85.8 in New Zealand and 77 in Tonga, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of New Zealand and Tonga more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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