Which has higher number of deaths, New Zealand or Puerto Rico?

New Zealand, at 37,684 deaths against 34,665 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?

3,019 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.

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

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 Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Puerto Rico: Number of deaths

New Zealand

37,684 deaths

in 2023

Puerto Rico

34,665 deaths

in 2023

New Zealand rank

123rd

Puerto Rico rank

126th

Number of deaths over time

New Zealand
Puerto Rico

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 37,684 deaths against 34,665 deaths in Puerto Rico, a difference of 3,019 deaths.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

New Zealand ranks 123rd and Puerto Rico ranks 126th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19,270 deaths	18,268 deaths	1,002 deaths	New Zealand
1960s	22,558 deaths	17,372 deaths	5,186 deaths	New Zealand
1970s	24,881 deaths	20,992 deaths	3,890 deaths	New Zealand
1980s	26,444 deaths	24,777 deaths	1,667 deaths	New Zealand
1990s	27,222 deaths	29,693 deaths	2,471 deaths	Puerto Rico
2000s	28,413 deaths	33,995 deaths	5,582 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	31,601 deaths	35,108 deaths	3,506 deaths	Puerto Rico
2020s	36,656 deaths	34,971 deaths	1,685 deaths	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, New Zealand or Puerto Rico?: New Zealand, at 37,684 deaths against 34,665 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?: 3,019 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of deaths?: New Zealand ranks 123rd and Puerto Rico ranks 126th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
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

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