Canada vs New Zealand: Annual death rate by age group

Canada
4.59
in 2023
New Zealand
4.6
in 2021
Canada rank
8th
New Zealand rank
7th

Annual death rate by age group over time

  • Canada
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 4.6 against 4.59 in Canada, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 7th of 41 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada New Zealand Difference Ahead
1940s 46.42 29.41 17.01 Canada
1950s 36.72 26.06 10.65 Canada
1960s 24.38 19.9 4.48 Canada
1970s 14.88 15.21 0.326 New Zealand
1980s 8.44 11.5 3.06 New Zealand
1990s 5.92 6.94 1.02 New Zealand
2000s 5.23 5.25 0.022 New Zealand
2010s 4.73 4.36 0.368 Canada
2020s 4.47 4.18 0.285 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual death rate by age group, Canada or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 4.6 against 4.59 in Canada as of 2021.
What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Canada and New Zealand?
0.01, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
74 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2021.
How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
Canada ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 7th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual death rate by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,817 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed