Prostate cancer death rate in men in New Zealand
New Zealand: Prostate cancer death rate in men was 15.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
15.83 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
37th
of 111 countries
All-time high
26.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1995
All-time low
14.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
69
1950–2018
Prostate cancer death rate in men 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
New Zealand recorded 15.83 deaths per 100,000 people for prostate cancer death rate in men in 2018.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prostate cancer death rate in men in New Zealand peaked at 26.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 14.14 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
That places New Zealand 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Prostate cancer death rate in men in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16.49 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 15.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1952 | 18.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.0% |
| 1953 | 16.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 1954 | 17.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1955 | 20.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 1956 | 18.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 1957 | 17.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1958 | 17.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 19.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 1960 | 16.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.2% |
| 1961 | 17.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 18.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 21.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.5% |
| 1964 | 16.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
| 1965 | 18.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 17.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 17.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 18.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 18.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 20.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 20.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 19.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 22.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.8% |
| 1974 | 23.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 22.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 19.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 21.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 19.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 20.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 22.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 20.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 20.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 21.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 21.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 22.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 22.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 21.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 23.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 24.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 24.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 22.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 25.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 26.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 25.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 26.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 23.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 24.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 23.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 23.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 24.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 23.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 23.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 20.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 21.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 20.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 19.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 18.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 21.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 17.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 17.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 16.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 17.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 16.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 16 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 14.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 16.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 15.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 34 Hungary 16.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Paraguay 16.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Slovakia 16.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Belarus 15.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 39 Brazil 15.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Sweden 15.25 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prostate cancer death rate in men in New Zealand?
- Prostate cancer death rate in men in New Zealand was 15.83 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 prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.14 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does New Zealand rank for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- New Zealand ranks 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is prostate cancer death rate in men rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from prostate cancer in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.