New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Death rate from stroke

New Zealand
20.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
20.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
New Zealand rank
174th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
176th

Death rate from stroke over time

  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0204060200020102021

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 20.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.07 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

New Zealand ranks 174th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 176th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 37.3 deaths per 100,000 people 42.25 deaths per 100,000 people 4.95 deaths per 100,000 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 26.18 deaths per 100,000 people 24.53 deaths per 100,000 people 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people New Zealand
2020s 20.51 deaths per 100,000 people 20.22 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2946 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 stroke, New Zealand or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
New Zealand, at 20.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.07 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from stroke between New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.61 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for death rate from stroke?
New Zealand ranks 174th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 176th 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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About this data

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

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