Canada vs New Zealand: Annual death rates at different ages
Canada
4.28 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
4.36 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Canada rank
191st
New Zealand rank
189th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 191st and New Zealand ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 46.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1950s | 36.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1960s | 24.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 14.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3241 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 8.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 5.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0232 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3673 deaths per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0013 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, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Canada ranks 191st and New Zealand ranks 189th 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 at different ages. 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.