Which has higher number of deaths, Ireland or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 37,684 deaths against 35,549 deaths in Ireland as of 2023.

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

2,135 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.

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

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.

Ireland vs New Zealand: Number of deaths

Ireland

35,549 deaths

in 2023

New Zealand

37,684 deaths

in 2023

Ireland rank

124th

New Zealand rank

123rd

Number of deaths over time

Ireland
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 37,684 deaths against 35,549 deaths in Ireland, a difference of 2,135 deaths.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

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

Ireland ranks 124th and New Zealand ranks 123rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	35,850 deaths	19,270 deaths	16,580 deaths	Ireland
1960s	33,184 deaths	22,558 deaths	10,626 deaths	Ireland
1970s	33,310 deaths	24,881 deaths	8,429 deaths	Ireland
1980s	32,144 deaths	26,444 deaths	5,700 deaths	Ireland
1990s	31,344 deaths	27,222 deaths	4,122 deaths	Ireland
2000s	28,847 deaths	28,413 deaths	433.8 deaths	Ireland
2010s	29,283 deaths	31,601 deaths	2,318 deaths	New Zealand
2020s	34,695 deaths	36,656 deaths	1,961 deaths	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Ireland or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 37,684 deaths against 35,549 deaths in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Ireland and New Zealand?: 2,135 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for number of deaths?: Ireland ranks 124th and New Zealand ranks 123rd 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

Number of deaths in a calendar year.