New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Probability of dying that year, among males
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 194th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 3.0% | 0.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.0% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, New Zealand or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- New Zealand, at 0.4% against 0.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- New Zealand ranks 194th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 196th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.