New Zealand vs Norway: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
New Zealand
22.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Norway
22.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
New Zealand rank
35th
Norway rank
33rd
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 22.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 22.53 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 35th and Norway ranks 33rd of 111 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.14 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 38.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.48 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 42.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.13 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 41.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.23 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 34.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.48 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 28.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.53 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 24.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 22.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 22.53 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2016.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2016.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- New Zealand ranks 35th and Norway ranks 33rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Chronic respiratory diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.