Australia vs New Zealand: Mortality rates at age 65
Australia
1.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
1.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
213th
New Zealand rank
212th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 213th and New Zealand ranks 212th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2256 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2708 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0617 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2375 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.219 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1761 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.059 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9971 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0354 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0 deaths per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Australia ranks 213th and New Zealand ranks 212th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.