Canada vs New Zealand: Annual death rate by age group
Canada
4.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
4.6 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2021
Canada rank
8th
New Zealand rank
7th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.6 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
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 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1950s | 36.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.65 deaths per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1960s | 24.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 14.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.326 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 8.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 5.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.022 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.368 deaths per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.285 deaths per 1,000 people | 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 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, 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?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by 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
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.