Adolescent mortality rate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Adolescent mortality rate was 0.6047 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescent mortality rate in New Zealand stood at 0.6047. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in New Zealand peaked at 1.36 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6047, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 164th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.36 | — |
| 1991 | 1.32 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.28 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.24 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.17 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.14 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.11 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.08 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.05 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.02 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9858 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9525 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9198 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8877 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8569 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8282 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8004 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7733 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7478 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7246 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.704 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6859 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6718 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.661 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6524 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6463 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6418 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.638 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6349 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6316 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6277 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6223 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6145 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6047 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 | 1.05 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8771 | 0.7478 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6661 | 0.6349 | 0.7246 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6202 | 0.6047 | 0.6316 | 5 |
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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 0.6047 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6047 in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- New Zealand ranks 164th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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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