Which has higher deaths by age group, New Zealand or Singapore?

New Zealand, at 402 deaths against 399 deaths in Singapore as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between New Zealand and Singapore?

3 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Singapore: Deaths by age group

New Zealand

402 deaths

in 2023

Singapore

399 deaths

in 2023

New Zealand rank

50th

Singapore rank

52nd

Deaths by age group over time

New Zealand
Singapore

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 402 deaths against 399 deaths in Singapore, a difference of 3 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 50th and Singapore ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.2 deaths	3.2 deaths	14 deaths	New Zealand
1960s	20.4 deaths	3.3 deaths	17.1 deaths	New Zealand
1970s	30.7 deaths	5.3 deaths	25.4 deaths	New Zealand
1980s	65.9 deaths	18.6 deaths	47.3 deaths	New Zealand
1990s	105.8 deaths	49.3 deaths	56.5 deaths	New Zealand
2000s	164.4 deaths	93.8 deaths	70.6 deaths	New Zealand
2010s	265.6 deaths	244.2 deaths	21.4 deaths	New Zealand
2020s	387.5 deaths	359 deaths	28.5 deaths	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, New Zealand or Singapore?: New Zealand, at 402 deaths against 399 deaths in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between New Zealand and Singapore?: 3 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Singapore?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for deaths by age group?: New Zealand ranks 50th and Singapore ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 100+.