Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in New Zealand
New Zealand: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years was 0.6 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.6 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in New Zealand peaked at 1.4 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6 per 1,000, in 2016.
That places New Zealand 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.4 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.6 per 1,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6 per 1,000, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.6 per 1,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.8 per 1,000, 33% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.88 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.66 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 0.6 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 155 Canada 0.6 per 1,000 compare
- 155 Estonia 0.6 per 1,000 compare
- 155 Jordan 0.6 per 1,000 compare
- 155 Lithuania 0.6 per 1,000 compare
- 155 Montenegro 0.6 per 1,000 compare
- 155 Poland 0.6 per 1,000 compare
- 155 Slovakia 0.6 per 1,000 compare
- 155 Tonga 0.6 per 1,000 compare
- 155 United Arab Emirates 0.6 per 1,000 compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,426 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,020 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,552 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 562,417 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0724 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in New Zealand?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in New Zealand was 0.6 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 per 1,000 in 2016.
- How does New Zealand rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years?
- New Zealand ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-14 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.