New Zealand vs Northern Mariana Islands: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
New Zealand
4.33 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
4.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
180th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
177th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- New Zealand
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
New Zealand ranks 180th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Northern Mariana Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1960s | 16.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1970s | 12.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 10.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3842 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.127 deaths per 1,000 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 4.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 4.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8498 deaths per 1,000 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
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, New Zealand or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between New Zealand and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.2 deaths per 1,000 people, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- New Zealand ranks 180th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 177th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.