New Zealand vs Taiwan: Survival ages across the population
New Zealand
28.34 years
in 2021
Taiwan
28.29 years
in 2023
New Zealand rank
30th
Taiwan rank
31st
Survival ages across the population over time
- New Zealand
- Taiwan
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 28.34 years against 28.29 years in Taiwan, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 30th and Taiwan ranks 31st of 41 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.72 years | 2.74 years | 4.99 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 15.28 years | 11.83 years | 3.44 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 19.1 years | 17.2 years | 1.91 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 22.48 years | 23.07 years | 0.595 years | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 26.92 years | 28.85 years | 1.94 years | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 28.69 years | 29.88 years | 1.19 years | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival ages across the population, New Zealand or Taiwan?
- New Zealand, at 28.34 years against 28.29 years in Taiwan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in survival ages across the population between New Zealand and Taiwan?
- 0.05 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Taiwan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do New Zealand and Taiwan rank globally for survival ages across the population?
- New Zealand ranks 30th and Taiwan ranks 31st of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Survival ages across the population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.