Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female was 44 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 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
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in New Zealand is 44, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in New Zealand peaked at 82 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 127th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 15-19 years, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82 | — |
| 1991 | 78 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 74 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 63 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 62 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 60 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 57 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 54 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 51 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 48 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 46 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 44 | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 44 is above the median for high income countries, which is 35, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 44 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93, 47% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.6 | 67 | 82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63 | 60 | 64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6 | 46 | 57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8 | 44 | 46 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in New Zealand?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in New Zealand was 44 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 15-19 years, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female?
- New Zealand ranks 127th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 15-19 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female adolescents ages 15-19 years