New Zealand vs Slovakia: Annual death rates at different ages
New Zealand
4.36 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Slovakia
4.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
189th
Slovakia rank
186th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- New Zealand
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 189th and Slovakia ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 63.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 19.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 15.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 11.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 6.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8854 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4295 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, New Zealand or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 4.53 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 New Zealand and Slovakia?
- 0.17 deaths per 1,000 people, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Slovakia rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- New Zealand ranks 189th and Slovakia ranks 186th 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.