Life expectancy is a key indicator of the general health of the population.  Improvements in overall life expectancy reflect improvements in social and economic conditions, lifestyle, access to health services and medical advances.

• Life expectancy in the Waikato Region is similar to the national average. 
• From 2005-2007, life expectancy at birth in the Waikato Region was 77.2 years for males and 81.8 years for females. 
• From 2005-2007, life expectancy at birth in Waikato District was 75.6 years for males and 80.7 years for females.

Life expectancy at birth for New Zealand, Waikato Region and selected territorial authorities

Source: Ministry of Health/Statistics New Zealand Life Tables
Note: Life expectancy is calculated above as the simple average of male and female life expectancy estimates.
NB. Life expectancy figures provided in text bullet points were sourced from  http://www.stats.govt.nz/publications/populationstatistics/new-zealand-life-tables-2005-07.aspx (New Zealand Life Tables 2005 – 2007)

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More information

More detail on this indicator, including how and where this information is collected, is available here. 

What we want to achieve

The community outcomes we are seeking to achieve by improving life expectancy at birth are:

• We are healthy, with active lifestyles and enjoy a total sense of well-being.  Everyone has access to affordable quality health services throughout the Waikato region.
• Māori enjoy the same quality of health, education, housing, employment and economic outcomes as non-Māori.