Nauru vs Niue: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Nauru
18.71 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Niue
17.52 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nauru rank
67th
Niue rank
69th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Nauru
- Niue
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 18.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 17.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Niue, a difference of 1.19 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niue ahead.
Nauru ranks 67th and Niue ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 6 and Niue in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 82.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Niue |
| 1960s | 49.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Niue |
| 1970s | 46 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Nauru |
| 1980s | 44.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Nauru |
| 1990s | 37.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Nauru |
| 2000s | 28.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Nauru |
| 2010s | 24.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Nauru |
| 2020s | 19.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Nauru or Niue?
- Nauru, at 18.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 17.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Niue as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Nauru and Niue?
- 1.19 deaths per 1,000 people, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Niue?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Niue rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Nauru ranks 67th and Niue ranks 69th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. 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.