| Health metric | New Zealand | OECD average |
|---|---|---|
| Government share of total health expenditure | 80% | 73% |
| Health expenditure as a share of GDP | 9.5% | 8.9% |
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| Life expectancy at birth, Māori (males/females) | 73/77.1 | — |
| Life expectancy at birth, Pasifika (males/females) | 74.5/78.7 | — |
| Life expectancy at birth, total population (males/females) | 79.5/83.2 | 77.8/83.1 |
| Out-of-pocket share of current health expenditure (including voluntary health insurance) | 18% | 27.4% |
| Per capita spending | US$3,328 | US$3,453 |
| Population | 4.7 million | — |
