Number of youth deaths in New Zealand
New Zealand: Number of youth deaths was 344 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in New Zealand is 344 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in New Zealand peaked at 783 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 344 deaths, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 138th of 199 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 youth deaths in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 783 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 751 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 715 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 682 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 648 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 621 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 600 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 579 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 556 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 540 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 527 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 510 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 490 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 476 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 475 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 468 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 465 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 474 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 480 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 472 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 464 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 454 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 438 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 422 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 403 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 397 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 393 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 385 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 377 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 372 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 367 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 362 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 360 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 353 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 344 deaths | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 647.5 deaths | 540 deaths | 783 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 483.7 deaths | 465 deaths | 527 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 410.5 deaths | 372 deaths | 464 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 357.2 deaths | 344 deaths | 367 deaths | 5 |
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- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in New Zealand?
- Number of youth deaths in New Zealand was 344 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 783 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 344 deaths in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for number of youth deaths?
- New Zealand ranks 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.