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

New Zealand, at 320 deaths against 303 deaths in Switzerland as of 2023.

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

17 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.

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

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.

New Zealand vs Switzerland: Deaths by age group

New Zealand

320 deaths

in 2023

Switzerland

303 deaths

in 2023

New Zealand rank

134th

Switzerland rank

135th

Deaths by age group over time

New Zealand
Switzerland

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 320 deaths against 303 deaths in Switzerland, a difference of 17 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.

New Zealand ranks 134th and Switzerland ranks 135th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,711 deaths	2,785 deaths	1,074 deaths	Switzerland
1960s	1,495 deaths	2,387 deaths	892.1 deaths	Switzerland
1970s	1,080 deaths	1,235 deaths	155 deaths	Switzerland
1980s	724.7 deaths	694.3 deaths	30.4 deaths	New Zealand
1990s	497.1 deaths	551.6 deaths	54.5 deaths	Switzerland
2000s	378.6 deaths	384.7 deaths	6.1 deaths	Switzerland
2010s	313.4 deaths	353.9 deaths	40.5 deaths	Switzerland
2020s	316.25 deaths	329.5 deaths	13.25 deaths	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, New Zealand or Switzerland?: New Zealand, at 320 deaths against 303 deaths in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between New Zealand and Switzerland?: 17 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for deaths by age group?: New Zealand ranks 134th and Switzerland ranks 135th 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.