France vs New Zealand: Annual death rates at different ages in males
France
3.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
4.39 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
France rank
197th
New Zealand rank
194th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- France
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.39 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people in France, a difference of 0.49 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was France ahead.
France ranks 197th and New Zealand ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 68.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.19 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1950s | 46.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.08 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1960s | 26.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1970s | 16.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 10.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.696 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7079 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, France or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.39 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between France and New Zealand?
- 0.49 deaths per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
- How do France and New Zealand rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- France ranks 197th and New Zealand ranks 194th 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 males. 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.