Luxembourg vs New Zealand: Annual death rates at different ages
Luxembourg
4.46 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
4.36 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
187th
New Zealand rank
189th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Luxembourg
- New Zealand
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 4.46 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 187th and New Zealand ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 25.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 15.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4937 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 10.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.93 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8215 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7934 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4539 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, Luxembourg or New Zealand?
- Luxembourg, at 4.46 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Luxembourg and New Zealand?
- 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and New Zealand rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Luxembourg ranks 187th and New Zealand ranks 189th 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. 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.