Adolescent mortality rate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Adolescent mortality rate was 0.6041 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in New Zealand, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.6041 for adolescent mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in New Zealand peaked at 1.35 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6041, in 2021.
That places New Zealand 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.35 | — |
| 1991 | 1.31 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.27 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.23 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.2 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.16 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.13 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.1 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.04 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.01 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9753 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9434 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9123 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8823 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8542 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8275 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8021 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7775 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7546 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7329 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.847 | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6947 | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6785 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6642 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.652 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6417 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6331 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6252 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6178 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6111 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6041 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 | 1.04 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8736 | 0.7546 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6787 | 0.6178 | 0.847 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6076 | 0.6041 | 0.6111 | 2 |
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More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 0.2856 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0313 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.3541 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in New Zealand?
- Adolescent mortality rate in New Zealand was 0.6041 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6041 in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- New Zealand ranks 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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