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

Paraguay, at 39,044 deaths against 37,684 deaths in New Zealand as of 2023.

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

1,360 deaths, with Paraguay ahead.

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

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 Paraguay: Number of deaths

New Zealand

37,684 deaths

in 2023

Paraguay

39,044 deaths

in 2023

New Zealand rank

123rd

Paraguay rank

120th

Number of deaths over time

New Zealand
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 39,044 deaths against 37,684 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 1,360 deaths.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 123rd and Paraguay ranks 120th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19,270 deaths	18,832 deaths	437.7 deaths	New Zealand
1960s	22,558 deaths	20,951 deaths	1,607 deaths	New Zealand
1970s	24,881 deaths	23,707 deaths	1,174 deaths	New Zealand
1980s	26,444 deaths	26,246 deaths	197.1 deaths	New Zealand
1990s	27,222 deaths	26,393 deaths	829.3 deaths	New Zealand
2000s	28,413 deaths	28,176 deaths	236.9 deaths	New Zealand
2010s	31,601 deaths	32,678 deaths	1,077 deaths	Paraguay
2020s	36,656 deaths	45,478 deaths	8,822 deaths	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, New Zealand or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 39,044 deaths against 37,684 deaths in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between New Zealand and Paraguay?: 1,360 deaths, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Paraguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Paraguay rank globally for number of deaths?: New Zealand ranks 123rd and Paraguay ranks 120th 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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