Which has higher deaths by age group, Bulgaria or New Zealand?

Bulgaria, at 353 deaths against 320 deaths in New Zealand as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Bulgaria and New Zealand?

33 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Deaths by age group

Bulgaria

353 deaths

in 2023

New Zealand

320 deaths

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

131st

New Zealand rank

134th

Deaths by age group over time

Bulgaria
New Zealand

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 353 deaths against 320 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 33 deaths.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 131st and New Zealand ranks 134th of 236 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15,350 deaths	1,711 deaths	13,639 deaths	Bulgaria
1960s	5,472 deaths	1,495 deaths	3,977 deaths	Bulgaria
1970s	3,966 deaths	1,080 deaths	2,886 deaths	Bulgaria
1980s	2,462 deaths	724.7 deaths	1,738 deaths	Bulgaria
1990s	1,582 deaths	497.1 deaths	1,085 deaths	Bulgaria
2000s	973.5 deaths	378.6 deaths	594.9 deaths	Bulgaria
2010s	579 deaths	313.4 deaths	265.6 deaths	Bulgaria
2020s	382.5 deaths	316.25 deaths	66.25 deaths	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Bulgaria or New Zealand?: Bulgaria, at 353 deaths against 320 deaths in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Bulgaria and New Zealand?: 33 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for deaths by age group?: Bulgaria ranks 131st and New Zealand ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.