Malta vs New Zealand: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Malta
22.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand
21.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Malta rank
50th
New Zealand rank
53rd
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Malta
- New Zealand
How they compare
Malta currently reports 22.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.85 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 53rd of 109 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 264.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 278.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.42 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 148.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 200.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 52 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 49.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 79.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.96 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 13 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.22 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 7.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.66 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 13 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Malta or New Zealand?
- Malta, at 22.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.85 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Malta and New Zealand?
- 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Malta ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 53rd of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.