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What is Healthy Community?

Good health is vital to well-being. Without good health, people are less able to enjoy their lives to the extent they might desire, their options may be limited and their general levels of quality of life and happiness may be reduced. Without good health and the ability to access healthcare, people are less able to actively participate in and contribute to the economic, social and cultural life of the region.

Healthy community is made up of 11 indicators that were selected to measure progress towards the healthy outcome definition (defined above). Data relating to each individual indicator (for the 2001 to 2016 period) is provided via the menu below. The index that measures change in the healthy community index (pictured below) shows the composite average of the individual indicators.

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Healthy community, 2001-2016

What this means

Despite declining during the first eight years of the time series, the level the healthy community index reached in 2016, is a change of 2.5% compared to the 2001 result.

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11 Indicators are being used to track Healthy Community in the Wellington region

Click on each indicator below to access further information


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Life expectancy

Why is this indicator important?

Life expectancy at birth is a key indicator of the survival experience of the population. Improvements in life expectancy reflect changes in social, environmental and economic conditions as well as medical advances, better access to health services and improvements in people’s lifestyles.

Expected years of life from birth, 2001, 2006 and 2013

Findings

  • In 2013, the average life expectancy at birth in the Wellington region was 81.6 years compared with 81.4 years for New Zealand.
  • Average life expectancy at birth increased in the Wellington region from 79.3 years in 2001 to 81.6 years in 2013.

Life expectancy

Definition and data details

Indicator Definition

The average length of life remaining at birth.

Data Source

Statistics New Zealand

Last updated March 2016

Data points available only for 2001, 2006, & 2013.  Indicators are updated in May and November each year; for those indicators where new data or survey results have become available.

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