Which has higher births and deaths per year, New Zealand or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 38,938 deaths against 37,684 deaths in New Zealand as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between New Zealand and Palestine, State of?

1,254 deaths, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Palestine, State of?

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 Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Palestine, State of: Births and deaths per year

New Zealand

37,684 deaths

in 2023

Palestine, State of

38,938 deaths

in 2023

New Zealand rank

123rd

Palestine, State of rank

121st

Births and deaths per year over time

New Zealand
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 38,938 deaths against 37,684 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 1,254 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

New Zealand ranks 123rd and Palestine, State of ranks 121st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19,270 deaths	19,641 deaths	371.1 deaths	Palestine, State of
1960s	22,558 deaths	17,552 deaths	5,006 deaths	New Zealand
1970s	24,881 deaths	13,070 deaths	11,811 deaths	New Zealand
1980s	26,444 deaths	11,195 deaths	15,248 deaths	New Zealand
1990s	27,222 deaths	11,452 deaths	15,770 deaths	New Zealand
2000s	28,413 deaths	13,574 deaths	14,839 deaths	New Zealand
2010s	31,601 deaths	15,044 deaths	16,557 deaths	New Zealand
2020s	36,656 deaths	22,885 deaths	13,771 deaths	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, New Zealand or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 38,938 deaths against 37,684 deaths in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between New Zealand and Palestine, State of?: 1,254 deaths, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Palestine, State of?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Palestine, State of rank globally for births and deaths per year?: New Zealand ranks 123rd and Palestine, State of ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
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.