What is the highest chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in New Zealand?

The highest recorded value was 48.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 1980.

What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in New Zealand?

The lowest recorded value was 18.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 1950.

How does New Zealand rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?

New Zealand ranks 35th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.

Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this New Zealand data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Chronic respiratory diseases death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in New Zealand

Name: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in New Zealand
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

New Zealand: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate was 22.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

22.53 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

down 7.0%

World rank

35th

of 111 countries

All-time high

48.92 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1980

All-time low

18.25 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2018

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in New Zealand, 1950–2018

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for chronic respiratory diseases death rate in New Zealand is 22.53 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chronic respiratory diseases death rate in New Zealand peaked at 48.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 1980 and was at its lowest, 18.25 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1950.

That places New Zealand 35th out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in New Zealand, 1950 to 2018.
Year	deaths per 100,000 people	Change
1950	18.25 deaths per 100,000 people	—
1951	21.45 deaths per 100,000 people	+17.6%
1952	27.68 deaths per 100,000 people	+29.0%
1953	22.97 deaths per 100,000 people	-17.0%
1954	28.9 deaths per 100,000 people	+25.8%
1955	28.62 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.0%
1956	29.74 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.9%
1957	33.08 deaths per 100,000 people	+11.2%
1958	30.1 deaths per 100,000 people	-9.0%
1959	34.74 deaths per 100,000 people	+15.4%
1960	33.14 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.6%
1961	36.31 deaths per 100,000 people	+9.6%
1962	35.71 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.7%
1963	38.22 deaths per 100,000 people	+7.0%
1964	40.55 deaths per 100,000 people	+6.1%
1965	37.55 deaths per 100,000 people	-7.4%
1966	41.89 deaths per 100,000 people	+11.6%
1967	37.68 deaths per 100,000 people	-10.1%
1968	42.32 deaths per 100,000 people	+12.3%
1969	39.7 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.2%
1970	43.13 deaths per 100,000 people	+8.6%
1971	39.86 deaths per 100,000 people	-7.6%
1972	41.37 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.8%
1973	45.35 deaths per 100,000 people	+9.6%
1974	42.32 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.7%
1975	42.32 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
1976	43.8 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.5%
1977	45.76 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.5%
1978	41.88 deaths per 100,000 people	-8.5%
1979	41.02 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.1%
1980	48.92 deaths per 100,000 people	+19.3%
1981	40.34 deaths per 100,000 people	-17.5%
1982	40.68 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.9%
1983	40.86 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.5%
1984	38.91 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.8%
1985	45.9 deaths per 100,000 people	+18.0%
1986	40.03 deaths per 100,000 people	-12.8%
1987	37.73 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.8%
1988	39.84 deaths per 100,000 people	+5.6%
1989	39.45 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.0%
1990	34.58 deaths per 100,000 people	-12.3%
1991	33.1 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.3%
1992	35.12 deaths per 100,000 people	+6.1%
1993	33.99 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.2%
1994	33.27 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.1%
1995	35.3 deaths per 100,000 people	+6.1%
1996	37.93 deaths per 100,000 people	+7.5%
1997	35.34 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.8%
1998	30.8 deaths per 100,000 people	-12.8%
1999	36.38 deaths per 100,000 people	+18.1%
2000	29.12 deaths per 100,000 people	-20.0%
2001	33.01 deaths per 100,000 people	+13.3%
2002	30.89 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.4%
2003	30.24 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.1%
2004	30.24 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2005	26.41 deaths per 100,000 people	-12.7%
2006	27.26 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.2%
2007	26.13 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.1%
2008	28.44 deaths per 100,000 people	+8.8%
2009	26.45 deaths per 100,000 people	-7.0%
2010	24.54 deaths per 100,000 people	-7.2%
2011	25.29 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.1%
2012	24 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.1%
2013	23.72 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.1%
2014	24.51 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.3%
2015	23.9 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.5%
2016	22.92 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.1%
2017	24.22 deaths per 100,000 people	+5.7%
2018	22.53 deaths per 100,000 people	-7.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	27.55 deaths per 100,000 people	18.25 deaths per 100,000 people	34.74 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1960s	38.31 deaths per 100,000 people	33.14 deaths per 100,000 people	42.32 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1970s	42.68 deaths per 100,000 people	39.86 deaths per 100,000 people	45.76 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	41.27 deaths per 100,000 people	37.73 deaths per 100,000 people	48.92 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	34.58 deaths per 100,000 people	30.8 deaths per 100,000 people	37.93 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	28.82 deaths per 100,000 people	26.13 deaths per 100,000 people	33.01 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	23.96 deaths per 100,000 people	22.53 deaths per 100,000 people	25.29 deaths per 100,000 people	9

Countries ranked near New Zealand

32 Grenada 22.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
33 Norway 22.97 deaths per 100,000 people compare
34 Mexico 22.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
37 Nicaragua 22.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
38 Seychelles 22.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chronic respiratory diseases death rate in New Zealand?: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in New Zealand was 22.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 48.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 1980.
What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 18.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 1950.
How does New Zealand rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?: New Zealand ranks 35th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Chronic respiratory diseases death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,881 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.