Israel vs New Zealand: Birth rate and death rate
Israel
5.16 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2016
New Zealand
6.79 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2021
Israel rank
41st
New Zealand rank
38th
Birth rate and death rate over time
- Israel
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 6.79 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.16 deaths per 1,000 people in Israel, a difference of 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Israel's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 38th of 41 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 5.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate and death rate, Israel or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 6.79 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.16 deaths per 1,000 people in Israel as of 2021.
- What is the difference in birth rate and death rate between Israel and New Zealand?
- 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and New Zealand?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.
- How do Israel and New Zealand rank globally for birth rate and death rate?
- Israel ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 38th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate and death rate. 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 year.