New Zealand vs Slovakia: Annual death rate by age group
New Zealand
4.6 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2021
Slovakia
5.03 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2019
New Zealand rank
7th
Slovakia rank
6th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- New Zealand
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 5.03 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.6 deaths per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.43 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 7th and Slovakia ranks 6th of 41 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 63.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 19.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 15.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 11.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 6.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.886 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, New Zealand or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 5.03 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.6 deaths per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2019.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between New Zealand and Slovakia?
- 0.43 deaths per 1,000 people, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovakia?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do New Zealand and Slovakia rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- New Zealand ranks 7th and Slovakia ranks 6th 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.