New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Annual death rates at different ages in females
New Zealand
4.33 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
4.49 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
180th
Sri Lanka rank
178th
Annual death rates at different ages in females over time
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
New Zealand ranks 180th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 89.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 16.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 12.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 10.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.55 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 6.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.61 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7019 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in females, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.49 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 at different ages in females between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 0.16 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in females?
- New Zealand ranks 180th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th 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 at different ages in females. 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.