What is the difference in death rate from stroke between Denmark and New Zealand?

1.28 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs New Zealand: Death rate from stroke

Denmark

21.96 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

New Zealand

20.68 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Denmark rank

171st

New Zealand rank

174th

Death rate from stroke over time

Denmark
New Zealand

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 21.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.68 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 171st and New Zealand ranks 174th of 194 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	44.01 deaths per 100,000 people	37.3 deaths per 100,000 people	6.71 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2010s	27.75 deaths per 100,000 people	26.18 deaths per 100,000 people	1.57 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2020s	22.2 deaths per 100,000 people	20.51 deaths per 100,000 people	1.69 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from stroke, Denmark or New Zealand?: Denmark, at 21.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.68 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from stroke between Denmark and New Zealand?: 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for death rate from stroke?: Denmark ranks 171st and New Zealand ranks 174th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from stroke. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from stroke
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from stroke in both sexes, per 100,000 people.