Canada vs New Zealand: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Canada
1.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand
1.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Canada rank
91st
New Zealand rank
89th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 91st and New Zealand ranks 89th of 110 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8426 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4667 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4924 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada as of 2018.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Canada ranks 91st and New Zealand ranks 89th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group. 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 cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 20-24 years.