Denmark vs New Zealand: Annual death rate by age group
Denmark
4.3 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2024
New Zealand
4.6 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2021
Denmark rank
10th
New Zealand rank
7th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.6 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.3 deaths per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 7th of 41 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 34.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1950s | 26.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.453 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 18.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 10.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.3 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 8.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.47 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 5.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.999 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.874 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, Denmark or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.6 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.3 deaths per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 0.3 deaths per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- Denmark ranks 10th 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.