New Zealand vs Norway: Death rate from digestive diseases
New Zealand
10.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Norway
11.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
New Zealand rank
98th
Norway rank
97th
Death rate from digestive diseases over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 11.06 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.68 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 98th and Norway ranks 97th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.36 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 20.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 20.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 18.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9375 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 14.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6445 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 11.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 10.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4648 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from digestive diseases, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 11.06 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.68 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2016.
- What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.38 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 death rate from digestive diseases?
- New Zealand ranks 98th and Norway ranks 97th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from digestive diseases. 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 digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.