Mexico vs New Zealand: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Mexico
24.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand
23.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Mexico rank
22nd
New Zealand rank
25th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Mexico
- New Zealand
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 24.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 23.53 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 25th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 72.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 53.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 56.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 51.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 42.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 47.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 54.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 56.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 42.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Mexico or New Zealand?
- Mexico, at 24.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 23.53 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Mexico and New Zealand?
- 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2018.
- How do Mexico and New Zealand rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Mexico ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 25th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries 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 unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.