Adolescent mortality rate in New Zealand

New Zealand: Adolescent mortality rate was 0.6041 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6041
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
161st
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.35
in 1990
All-time low
0.6041
in 2021
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Adolescent mortality rate in New Zealand, 1990–2021

00.511.51990200520211990: 1.31991: 1.31992: 1.31993: 1.21994: 1.21995: 1.21996: 1.11997: 1.11998: 1.11999: 12000: 12001: 0.9752002: 0.9432003: 0.9122004: 0.8822005: 0.8542006: 0.8282007: 0.8022008: 0.7772009: 0.7552010: 0.7332011: 0.8472012: 0.6952013: 0.6792014: 0.6642015: 0.6522016: 0.6422017: 0.6332018: 0.6252019: 0.6182020: 0.6112021: 0.604

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

Annual values for Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort) in New Zealand, 1990 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Indicator
Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
213 places, 6,816 data points, 1990–2021
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