New Zealand vs Taiwan, China: Annual death rate by age group
New Zealand
4.6 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2021
Taiwan, China
4.43 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
7th
Taiwan, China rank
9th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- New Zealand
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.6 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 7th and Taiwan, China ranks 9th of 41 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 11.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.518 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.381 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.091 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.25 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, New Zealand or Taiwan, China?
- New Zealand, at 4.6 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people in Taiwan, China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between New Zealand and Taiwan, China?
- 0.17 deaths per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Taiwan, China?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do New Zealand and Taiwan, China rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- New Zealand ranks 7th and Taiwan, China ranks 9th 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.