New Zealand vs Vatican: Mortality rates at age 65
New Zealand
1.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Vatican
1.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
212th
Vatican rank
214th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- New Zealand
- Vatican
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in Vatican, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 212th and Vatican ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Vatican in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3417 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5126 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6957 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.416 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0949 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0117 deaths per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0189 deaths per 1,000 people | Vatican |
| 2020s | 0.9971 deaths per 1,000 people | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0042 deaths per 1,000 people | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, New Zealand or Vatican?
- New Zealand, at 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between New Zealand and Vatican?
- 0 deaths per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Vatican rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- New Zealand ranks 212th and Vatican ranks 214th 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.