What is Health in New Zealand?
New Zealand is a high income country, and the population are generally healthy. The main health problems are [[obesity]] and [[heart disease]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Streib|first=Lauren|date=8 February 2007|title=World's Fattest Countries|url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat_2.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016062334/http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat_2.html|archive-date=16 October 2007|work=Forbes|accessdate=2009-02-12}}</ref> New Zealand was 7th among [[OECD|OECD countries]] for obesity in 2003, with 20.9% of the adult population having a [[body mass index]] of greater than 30. Life expectancy rose steadily between 1960 and 2020. In 2022, the life expectancy of New Zealanders was 82.65 years. Māori life expectancy was seven years less in 2000 and still 7 years less in 2023, but improved by 4 years between 2002 and 2022, just the same as the rest of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Ian|title=The cruelty that lies behind the health equity adjuster|url=https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/the-cruelty-that-lies-behind-the-health-equity-adjuster|access-date=2023-07-03|website=businessdesk.co.nz|language=en}}</ref> [[File:Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-New_Zealand_-diff.png|thumb]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:New Zealand]] [[Category:Health by country|New Z]]