Netherlands vs New Zealand: Mortality rates at age 65
Netherlands
1.06 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
1.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands rank
209th
New Zealand rank
212th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
Netherlands ranks 209th and New Zealand ranks 212th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.719 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5519 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.251 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.069 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1316 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1368 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9971 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1297 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Netherlands or New Zealand?
- Netherlands, at 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Netherlands and New Zealand?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and New Zealand rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Netherlands ranks 209th 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.