At the end of the 2019 fiscal year, over 121 thousand people between the ages of 45 and 49 years were covered by private health insurance in New Zealand. The total number of lives covered by private health insurance totaled over 1.4 million in the country.
Number of lives covered by health insurance in New Zealand in financial year 2019, by age group
(in 1,000s)
New Zealand's financial year runs from April 1 to March 31; for example, financial year 2017 starts on April 1, 2016 and ends on March 31, 2017.
Values have been rounded.
Data are from the Health Funds Association of New Zealand (HFANZ) - the industry body representing health insurers within New Zealand. Membership is voluntary, with HFANZ members accounting for over 80 percent of private health insurance policies in place in the country.
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HFANZ. (July 16, 2019). Number of lives covered by health insurance in New Zealand in financial year 2019, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051096/new-zealand-health-insurance-coverage-by-age-group/
HFANZ. "Number of lives covered by health insurance in New Zealand in financial year 2019, by age group (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051096/new-zealand-health-insurance-coverage-by-age-group/
HFANZ. (2019). Number of lives covered by health insurance in New Zealand in financial year 2019, by age group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051096/new-zealand-health-insurance-coverage-by-age-group/
HFANZ. "Number of Lives Covered by Health Insurance in New Zealand in Financial Year 2019, by Age Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051096/new-zealand-health-insurance-coverage-by-age-group/
HFANZ, Number of lives covered by health insurance in New Zealand in financial year 2019, by age group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051096/new-zealand-health-insurance-coverage-by-age-group/ (last visited January 03, 2025)
Number of lives covered by health insurance in New Zealand in financial year 2019, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph], HFANZ, July 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1051096/new-zealand-health-insurance-coverage-by-age-group/
