Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in New Zealand
New Zealand: Number of deaths ages 10-19 years was 159 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 159 for number of deaths ages 10-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-19 years in New Zealand peaked at 363 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 159, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 134th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 363 | — |
| 1991 | 345 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 324 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 310 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 299 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 293 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 288 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 280 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 271 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 263 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 254 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 252 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 253 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 254 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 253 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 250 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 245 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 240 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 233 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 224 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 214 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 202 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 191 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 184 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 179 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 176 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 175 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 174 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 172 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 170 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 165 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 164 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 162 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 159 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 303.6 | 263 | 363 | 10 |
| 2000s | 248.4 | 233 | 254 | 10 |
| 2010s | 189.1 | 172 | 224 | 10 |
| 2020s | 164 | 159 | 170 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-19 years in New Zealand?
- Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in New Zealand was 159 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-19 years recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 363 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-19 years recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 159 in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for number of deaths ages 10-19 years?
- New Zealand ranks 134th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-19 years rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 10-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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