New Zealand - Death Rate 2003
7.0
−0.1 from 2002
New Zealand's death rate was 7.0 in 2003, decreased +0.1 from 7.1 in 2002. This was the 84th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2003▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United Arab Emirates | 1.5 | -6.1% |
| 2nd | Qatar | 1.8 | -2.2% |
| 3rd | Kuwait | 2.1 | 1.0% |
| 4th | Bahrain | 2.4 | -2.6% |
| 5th | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.5 | -1.9% |
| 6th | French Polynesia | 2.6 | 0.9% |
| 7th | Saudi Arabia | 2.9 | -3.1% |
| 8th | Oman | 2.9 | -2.4% |
| 9th | Macao SAR, China | 3.3 | 3.1% |
| 10th | St. Martin (French part) | 3.5 | -0.7% |
| 11th | Brunei Darussalam | 3.5 | 0.7% |
| 12th | Jordan | 3.7 | -0.5% |
| 13th | Costa Rica | 3.9 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Maldives | 3.9 | -4.4% |
| 15th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.9 | 1.9% |
| 16th | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.0 | -2.8% |
| 17th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.1 | -0.9% |
| 18th | West Bank and Gaza | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 19th | Malaysia | 4.3 | -0.5% |
| 20th | Lebanon | 4.3 | -2.0% |
| 21st | British Virgin Islands | 4.4 | 0.1% |
| 22nd | Singapore | 4.5 | 2.3% |
| 23rd | Guam | 4.5 | -0.2% |
| 24th | American Samoa | 4.6 | 2.9% |
| 25th | Panama | 4.6 | -1.3% |
| 26th | Libya | 4.7 | -0.8% |
| 27th | Ecuador | 4.8 | -1.9% |
| 28th | Algeria | 4.9 | -0.1% |
| 29th | Honduras | 5.0 | -1.5% |
| 30th | Korea | 5.1 | 0.0% |
| 31st | New Caledonia | 5.1 | 0.4% |
| 32nd | Tunisia | 5.1 | 0.8% |
| 33rd | Chile | 5.2 | 3.0% |
| 34th | Paraguay | 5.2 | -0.7% |
| 35th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 5.2 | 6.9% |
| 36th | Colombia | 5.2 | -4.0% |
| 37th | Samoa | 5.2 | 0.3% |
| 38th | Belize | 5.3 | -1.7% |
| 39th | Vanuatu | 5.4 | 0.1% |
| 40th | Aruba | 5.4 | 0.7% |
| 41st | Philippines | 5.4 | -0.4% |
| 42nd | Cayman Islands | 5.5 | 0.0% |
| 43rd | Mexico | 5.5 | 0.3% |
| 44th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5.5 | 7.8% |
| 45th | Nicaragua | 5.6 | -3.1% |
| 46th | Dominican Republic | 5.6 | 0.2% |
| 47th | Viet Nam | 5.6 | 1.0% |
| 48th | Kosovo | 5.6 | -0.4% |
| 49th | Cabo Verde | 5.7 | -3.1% |
| 50th | Peru | 5.7 | 1.3% |
| 51st | Türkiye | 5.8 | 0.1% |
| 52nd | Albania | 5.8 | 1.5% |
| 53rd | Israel | 5.8 | 0.0% |
| 54th | Virgin Islands (US) | 5.8 | 1.8% |
| 55th | Guatemala | 5.8 | -2.2% |
| 56th | Solomon Islands | 6.0 | -0.4% |
| 57th | Azerbaijan | 6.0 | 5.3% |
| 58th | Brazil | 6.0 | -1.5% |
| 59th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 6.1 | -0.7% |
| 60th | St. Lucia | 6.2 | -2.0% |
| 61st | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.3 | 1.5% |
| 62nd | Cyprus | 6.3 | -0.3% |
| 63rd | Morocco | 6.3 | -0.6% |
| 64th | Iceland | 6.3 | 0.0% |
| 65th | Tajikistan | 6.4 | -5.8% |
| 66th | Andorra | 6.4 | -1.8% |
| 67th | China | 6.4 | -0.2% |
| 68th | Liechtenstein | 6.4 | 0.0% |
| 69th | Tonga | 6.5 | -0.5% |
| 70th | Sri Lanka | 6.5 | 0.9% |
| 71st | Thailand | 6.5 | 0.6% |
| 72nd | Bahamas, The | 6.5 | 0.7% |
| 73rd | Australia | 6.6 | -2.9% |
| 74th | Marshall Islands | 6.6 | 0.0% |
| 75th | Jamaica | 6.6 | -1.1% |
| 76th | Uzbekistan | 6.7 | -1.6% |
| 77th | Turkmenistan | 6.7 | -0.8% |
| 78th | Iraq | 6.7 | 5.1% |
| 79th | Bermuda | 6.7 | 3.5% |
| 80th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 6.8 | -5.3% |
| 81st | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.8 | 0.4% |
| 82nd | El Salvador | 6.8 | 2.3% |
| 83rd | Kiribati | 6.9 | -1.1% |
| 84th | New Zealand | 7.0 | -2.1% |
| 85th | Mauritius | 7.0 | 1.4% |
| 86th | Yemen, Republic of | 7.0 | -4.1% |
| 87th | Mongolia | 7.0 | 0.4% |
| 88th | Canada | 7.1 | 0.0% |
| 89th | Kyrgyz Republic | 7.1 | 0.0% |
| 90th | Cuba | 7.1 | -3.0% |
| 91st | Greenland | 7.2 | -8.9% |
| 92nd | Grenada | 7.3 | 0.0% |
| 93rd | Ireland | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 94th | Bangladesh | 7.3 | -3.9% |
| 95th | Puerto Rico (US) | 7.3 | 0.4% |
| 96th | Indonesia | 7.3 | 0.3% |
| 97th | Bhutan | 7.4 | -1.5% |
| 98th | Gibraltar | 7.4 | 0.2% |
| 99th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.5 | 0.0% |
| 100th | Fiji | 7.5 | 0.2% |
| 101st | Cambodia | 7.6 | -4.5% |
| 102nd | Nepal | 7.6 | -3.7% |
| 103rd | Argentina | 7.7 | 2.7% |
| 104th | Papua New Guinea | 7.8 | -0.4% |
| 105th | San Marino | 7.8 | -0.7% |
| 106th | Guyana | 7.8 | 0.9% |
| 107th | Nauru | 7.9 | -0.1% |
| 108th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 7.9 | -28.6% |
| 109th | Malta | 7.9 | 3.9% |
| 110th | Japan | 8.0 | 2.6% |
| 111th | Mauritania | 8.0 | -3.3% |
| 112th | Seychelles | 8.1 | 5.2% |
| 113th | India | 8.1 | -2.0% |
| 114th | Curaçao | 8.2 | 0.6% |
| 115th | Armenia | 8.2 | 2.5% |
| 116th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.2 | 3.5% |
| 117th | Pakistan | 8.3 | -2.0% |
| 118th | United States | 8.4 | -1.2% |
| 119th | Suriname | 8.4 | 1.3% |
| 120th | Faroe Islands | 8.5 | 2.4% |
| 121st | Switzerland | 8.6 | 1.2% |
| 122nd | Netherlands | 8.7 | -1.1% |
| 123rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 8.8 | -2.6% |
| 124th | Channel Islands | 8.9 | -1.1% |
| 125th | North Macedonia | 8.9 | 0.0% |
| 126th | São Tomé and Principe | 9.0 | -2.6% |
| 127th | Luxembourg | 9.0 | 7.1% |
| 128th | Timor-Leste | 9.0 | -0.8% |
| 129th | Barbados | 9.1 | 0.4% |
| 130th | Spain | 9.1 | 3.4% |
| 131st | France | 9.1 | 3.4% |
| 132nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.1 | -2.2% |
| 133rd | Kenya | 9.2 | -3.5% |
| 134th | Lao PDR | 9.2 | -2.1% |
| 135th | Gabon | 9.3 | -2.0% |
| 136th | Montenegro | 9.3 | 3.3% |
| 137th | Norway | 9.3 | -5.1% |
| 138th | Eritrea | 9.3 | -4.3% |
| 139th | Madagascar | 9.4 | -3.4% |
| 140th | Finland | 9.4 | -1.1% |
| 141st | Austria | 9.5 | 1.1% |
| 142nd | Ghana | 9.6 | -1.5% |
| 143rd | Uruguay | 9.6 | 0.8% |
| 144th | Poland | 9.6 | 2.1% |
| 145th | Haiti | 9.7 | -2.1% |
| 146th | Tuvalu | 9.7 | -1.1% |
| 147th | Greece | 9.7 | 2.1% |
| 148th | Slovak Republic | 9.7 | 1.0% |
| 149th | Slovenia | 9.7 | 3.2% |
| 150th | Myanmar | 9.8 | -0.8% |
| 151st | Comoros | 9.8 | -2.9% |
| 152nd | Senegal | 9.9 | -2.0% |
| 153rd | Palau | 9.9 | -0.6% |
| 154th | Dominica | 10.0 | 0.4% |
| 155th | European Union | 10.1 | 1.8% |
| 156th | Djibouti | 10.1 | -0.4% |
| 157th | Sudan | 10.2 | 4.6% |
| 158th | Monaco | 10.2 | -3.4% |
| 159th | United Kingdom | 10.2 | 0.0% |
| 160th | Italy | 10.2 | 4.1% |
| 161st | Gambia, The | 10.3 | -3.3% |
| 162nd | Belgium | 10.3 | 1.0% |
| 163rd | Germany | 10.3 | 1.0% |
| 164th | Kazakhstan | 10.4 | -0.5% |
| 165th | Portugal | 10.4 | 2.0% |
| 166th | Sweden | 10.4 | -1.9% |
| 167th | Congo, Republic of | 10.5 | -4.2% |
| 168th | Denmark | 10.7 | -1.8% |
| 169th | Afghanistan | 10.7 | -4.2% |
| 170th | Czechia | 10.9 | 2.8% |
| 171st | Tanzania | 11.2 | -4.7% |
| 172nd | Benin | 11.4 | -1.6% |
| 173rd | Togo | 11.4 | -1.6% |
| 174th | Georgia | 11.5 | -1.2% |
| 175th | Isle of Man | 11.5 | -3.1% |
| 176th | Croatia | 11.8 | 3.5% |
| 177th | Lithuania | 12.0 | 0.8% |
| 178th | Rwanda | 12.1 | -8.9% |
| 179th | Moldova | 12.3 | 1.4% |
| 180th | Romania | 12.4 | 0.0% |
| 181st | Botswana | 12.4 | -1.6% |
| 182nd | Cameroon | 12.6 | -1.6% |
| 183rd | Equatorial Guinea | 12.7 | -2.0% |
| 184th | Uganda | 12.8 | -4.9% |
| 185th | Namibia | 12.8 | 0.5% |
| 186th | South Africa | 12.8 | 7.3% |
| 187th | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.1 | -0.7% |
| 188th | Estonia | 13.2 | -0.8% |
| 189th | Hungary | 13.4 | 2.3% |
| 190th | Zambia | 13.8 | -5.9% |
| 191st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 13.8 | -2.7% |
| 192nd | Burundi | 13.8 | -4.4% |
| 193rd | Guinea | 13.8 | -2.4% |
| 194th | Serbia | 13.9 | 1.5% |
| 195th | Liberia | 13.9 | 4.4% |
| 196th | South Sudan | 14.1 | -11.5% |
| 197th | Mozambique | 14.1 | -3.1% |
| 198th | Latvia | 14.2 | 0.7% |
| 199th | Guinea-Bissau | 14.3 | -3.3% |
| 200th | Burkina Faso | 14.3 | -2.7% |
| 201st | Bulgaria | 14.4 | 0.0% |
| 202nd | Belarus | 14.5 | -2.0% |
| 203rd | Mali | 14.6 | -2.9% |
| 204th | Angola | 15.6 | -8.9% |
| 205th | Niger | 15.7 | -4.5% |
| 206th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 15.7 | 0.0% |
| 207th | Ukraine | 15.8 | 1.4% |
| 208th | Malawi | 15.9 | -5.2% |
| 209th | Central African Republic | 16.0 | -1.9% |
| 210th | Nigeria | 16.4 | -2.6% |
| 211th | Russian Federation | 16.4 | 1.2% |
| 212th | Zimbabwe | 16.7 | 2.5% |
| 213th | Chad | 16.9 | -2.2% |
| 214th | Eswatini | 17.0 | 4.2% |
| 215th | Sierra Leone | 18.3 | -2.9% |
| 216th | Lesotho | 19.2 | 5.2% |
FAQ
What was New Zealand's death rate in 2003?▾
New Zealand's death rate in 2003 was 7.0. This ranked 84th globally.
How did New Zealand's death rate change in 2003?▾
New Zealand's death rate decreased by 2.1% in 2003 compared to 2002.
Which country had the highest death rate in 2003?▾
Lesotho had the highest death rate in 2003 at 19.2.
What is the death rate of New Zealand in 2003?▾
The death rate of New Zealand in 2003 was 7.0. This ranked 84th globally.
How does 2003 compare to 2002 for New Zealand's death rate?▾
New Zealand's death rate went from 7.1 in 2002 to 7.0 in 2003, a 2.1% decrease.
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