Hip and knee surgery waiting times: NZ and other countries: data and downloads

Name: Hip and knee surgery waiting times: NZ and other countries
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New Zealand: knee replacement, median days was 213 days in 2025, down 2.3% on a year earlier.

Updated 10 October 2026

Source: OECD. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.

In 2024, the latest period all 8 comparison countries have. New Zealand's newer value is 213 (2025; days).

In 2024, the latest period all 8 comparison countries have.

Hip and knee surgery waiting times: NZ and other countriesShow government terms

New Zealand: knee replacement, median daysNew Zealand: hip replacement, median daysAustralia: knee replacement, median daysAustralia: hip replacement, median daysCanada: knee replacement, median daysCanada: hip replacement, median daysUnited Kingdom: knee replacement, median daysUnited Kingdom: hip replacement, median days

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Period	New Zealand: knee replacement, median days (days)	New Zealand: hip replacement, median days (days)	Australia: knee replacement, median days (days)	Australia: hip replacement, median days (days)	Canada: knee replacement, median days (days)	Canada: hip replacement, median days (days)	United Kingdom: knee replacement, median days (days)	United Kingdom: hip replacement, median days (days)
2024	218 days	154 days	255 days	130 days	151 days	125 days	133 days	116 days
2023	223 days	163 days	265 days	135 days	161 days	131 days	145 days	129 days
2022	193 days	155 days	308 days	175 days	198 days	164 days	146 days	129 days
2021	127 days	112 days	293 days	153 days	159 days	134 days	138 days	122 days
2020	120 days	106 days	308 days	179 days	197 days	165 days	No data	No data
2019	106 days	99 days	223 days	120 days	121 days	106 days	No data	No data
2018	89 days	81 days	209 days	119 days	122 days	105 days	No data	No data
2017	75 days	73 days	198 days	119 days	129 days	105 days	No data	No data
2016	79 days	76 days	195 days	110 days	118 days	98 days	No data	No data
2015	78 days	76 days	188 days	114 days	110 days	93 days	No data	No data
2014	95 days	85 days	191 days	109 days	101 days	89 days	No data	No data
2013	112 days	98 days	194 days	106 days	105 days	88 days	No data	No data
2012	110 days	99 days	196 days	116 days	107 days	89 days	No data	No data
2011	97 days	90 days	184 days	116 days	108 days	90 days	No data	No data
2010	99 days	91 days	173 days	106 days	99 days	83 days	No data	No data
2009	84 days	82 days	179 days	115 days	94 days	79 days	No data	No data
2008	79 days	78 days	147 days	100 days	99 days	82 days	No data	No data
2007	77 days	77 days	160 days	107 days	No data	No data	No data	No data
2006	65 days	63 days	162 days	106 days	No data	No data	No data	No data
2005	43 days	44 days	178 days	111 days	No data	No data	No data	No data

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Country comparison in 2024
Country	knee replacement, median days (days) in 2024	hip replacement, median days (days) in 2024
New Zealand	218 days	154 days
Australia	255 days	130 days
Canada	151 days	125 days
United Kingdom	133 days	116 days

2024New Zealand: knee replacement, median days 218 daysNew Zealand: hip replacement, median days 154 daysAustralia: knee replacement, median days 255 daysAustralia: hip replacement, median days 130 daysCanada: knee replacement, median days 151 daysCanada: hip replacement, median days 125 daysUnited Kingdom: knee replacement, median days 133 daysUnited Kingdom: hip replacement, median days 116 days

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Hip and knee surgery waiting times: NZ and other countries: data and downloads: definitions

Median days from specialist assessment to treatment for hip and knee replacements in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the UK, from OECD Health Statistics.

Hip and knee surgery waiting times: NZ and other countries: data and downloads: comparison limits

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Countries measure waiting times in different ways and have different referral systems; the OECD cautions against direct comparison. Trends within a country are more reliable.
UK data cover 2021 onwards only.

Hip and knee surgery waiting times: NZ and other countries: data and downloads: data by period

The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.

Period	New Zealand: knee replacement, median days	New Zealand: hip replacement, median days	Australia: knee replacement, median days	Australia: hip replacement, median days	Canada: knee replacement, median days	Canada: hip replacement, median days
2025	213 days	158 days	Not available	Not available	146 days	120 days
2024	218 days	154 days	255 days	130 days	151 days	125 days
2023	223 days	163 days	265 days	135 days	161 days	131 days
2022	193 days	155 days	308 days	175 days	198 days	164 days
2021	127 days	112 days	293 days	153 days	159 days	134 days
2020	120 days	106 days	308 days	179 days	197 days	165 days
2019	106 days	99 days	223 days	120 days	121 days	106 days
2018	89 days	81 days	209 days	119 days	122 days	105 days
2017	75 days	73 days	198 days	119 days	129 days	105 days
2016	79 days	76 days	195 days	110 days	118 days	98 days

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