Health in New Zealand

New Zealand is a high income country, and this is reflected in the overall good health status of the population. However like other wealthy countries, New Zealand suffers from high rates of obesity and heart disease.

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative finds that New Zealand is doing 92.3% of what should be possible at its level of income for the right to health.

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