Maldives vs New Zealand: Annual death rates at different ages
Maldives
4.33 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
4.36 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Maldives rank
190th
New Zealand rank
189th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Maldives
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 190th and New Zealand ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 239.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 213.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 1960s | 209.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 189.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 1970s | 152.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 137 deaths per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 1980s | 92.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 1990s | 52.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2000s | 20.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2010s | 8.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.25 deaths per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5176 deaths per 1,000 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Maldives or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Maldives and New Zealand?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and New Zealand rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Maldives ranks 190th 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.