Ireland vs New Zealand: Causes of mortality

Ireland
35,598 Deaths
in 2023
New Zealand
32,787 Deaths
in 2020
Ireland rank
32nd
New Zealand rank
33rd

Causes of mortality over time

  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 35,598 Deaths against 32,787 Deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 2,811 Deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 36 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 33,411 Deaths 22,842 Deaths 10,569 Deaths Ireland
1970s 33,748 Deaths 25,107 Deaths 8,642 Deaths Ireland
1980s 32,592 Deaths 26,519 Deaths 6,073 Deaths Ireland
1990s 31,643 Deaths 27,320 Deaths 4,323 Deaths Ireland
2000s 29,106 Deaths 28,256 Deaths 849.8 Deaths Ireland
2010s 29,706 Deaths 31,463 Deaths 1,757 Deaths New Zealand
2020s 32,856 Deaths 32,787 Deaths 69 Deaths Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher causes of mortality, Ireland or New Zealand?
Ireland, at 35,598 Deaths against 32,787 Deaths in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in causes of mortality between Ireland and New Zealand?
2,811 Deaths, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for causes of mortality?
Ireland ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Causes of mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.