Malta vs New Zealand: Mortality rates at age 65
Malta
0.9955 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
1.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malta rank
215th
New Zealand rank
212th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Malta
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9955 deaths per 1,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.0145 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 215th and New Zealand ranks 212th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.285 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0277 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1248 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1459 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1503 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1846 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.9694 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9971 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0276 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Malta or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9955 deaths per 1,000 people in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Malta and New Zealand?
- 0.0145 deaths per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Malta ranks 215th and New Zealand ranks 212th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.