Malta vs New Zealand: Death rate
Malta
7.37 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
7.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malta rank
119th
New Zealand rank
121st
Death rate over time
- Malta
- New Zealand
How they compare
Malta currently reports 7.37 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.29 deaths per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 9.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6504 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 9.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9141 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 7.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0908 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 7.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5865 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 7.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2307 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 7.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4402 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Malta or New Zealand?
- Malta, at 7.37 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.29 deaths per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Malta and New Zealand?
- 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for death rate?
- Malta ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 121st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.