New Zealand vs Timor-Leste: Death rate
New Zealand
7.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Timor-Leste
7.27 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
121st
Timor-Leste rank
122nd
Death rate over time
- New Zealand
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.27 deaths per 1,000 people in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
New Zealand ranks 121st and Timor-Leste ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1960s | 8.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1970s | 8.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1980s | 8.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 7.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.67 deaths per 1,000 people | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 6.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 1,000 people | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 6.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8615 deaths per 1,000 people | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 7.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3105 deaths per 1,000 people | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, New Zealand or Timor-Leste?
- New Zealand, at 7.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.27 deaths per 1,000 people in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between New Zealand and Timor-Leste?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Timor-Leste?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Timor-Leste rank globally for death rate?
- New Zealand ranks 121st and Timor-Leste ranks 122nd 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.