People who died after having reached the age of 100 in New Zealand

1948–2023

The following information applies to all values in the table. Age group: 100 and over
Year	Sex	Number of deaths
1948	Female	18
1948	Male	9
1949	Female	9
1949	Male	3
1950	Female	9
1950	Male	6
1951	Female	15
1951	Male	3
1952	Female	12
1952	Male	6
1953	Female	12
1953	Male	3
1954	Female	12
1954	Male	3
1955	Female	9
1955	Male	6
1956	Female	6
1956	Male	6
1957	Female	12
1957	Male	3
1958	Female	9
1958	Male	6
1959	Female	9
1959	Male	9
1960	Female	9
1960	Male	3
1961	Female	15
1961	Male	9
1962	Female	9
1962	Male	6
1963	Female	18
1963	Male	6
1964	Female	15
1964	Male	6
1965	Female	15
1965	Male	6
1966	Female	15
1966	Male	6
1967	Female	15
1967	Male	6
1968	Female	9
1968	Male	6
1969	Female	15
1969	Male	9
1970	Female	21
1970	Male	9
1971	Female	30
1971	Male	12
1972	Female	27
1972	Male	15
1973	Female	21
1973	Male	6
1974	Female	24
1974	Male	6
1975	Female	18
1975	Male	9
1976	Female	33
1976	Male	6
1977	Female	36
1977	Male	15
1978	Female	24
1978	Male	12
1979	Female	42
1979	Male	6
1980	Female	33
1980	Male	12
1981	Female	39
1981	Male	12
1982	Female	63
1982	Male	12
1983	Female	39
1983	Male	15
1984	Female	36
1984	Male	15
1985	Female	66
1985	Male	15
1986	Female	51
1986	Male	12
1987	Female	69
1987	Male	12
1988	Female	57
1988	Male	15
1989	Female	72
1989	Male	9
1990	Female	96
1990	Male	15
1991	Female	102
1991	Male	12
1992	Female	81
1992	Male	15
1993	Female	84
1993	Male	15
1994	Female	93
1994	Male	27
1995	Female	111
1995	Male	15
1996	Female	102
1996	Male	21
1997	Female	111
1997	Male	12
1998	Female	108
1998	Male	12
1999	Female	141
1999	Male	27
2000	Female	123
2000	Male	15
2001	Female	117
2001	Male	24
2002	Female	138
2002	Male	30
2003	Female	132
2003	Male	18
2004	Female	135
2004	Male	30
2005	Female	144
2005	Male	18
2006	Female	165
2006	Male	36
2007	Female	168
2007	Male	39
2008	Female	171
2008	Male	39
2009	Female	189
2009	Male	36
2010	Female	162
2010	Male	36
2011	Female	192
2011	Male	39
2012	Female	189
2012	Male	33
2013	Female	189
2013	Male	66
2014	Female	201
2014	Male	48
2015	Female	231
2015	Male	54
2016	Female	234
2016	Male	48
2017	Female	210
2017	Male	75
2018	Female	258
2018	Male	48
2019	Female	267
2019	Male	54
2020	Female	249
2020	Male	72
2021	Female	264
2021	Male	84
2022	Female	372
2022	Male	87
2023	Female	285
2023	Male	96

Definitions

Neonatal deaths: deaths of children under four weeks of age.
Post-neonatal deaths: deaths of children from four weeks up to one year of age.
Infant deaths: deaths of children under one year of age.

Limitations of the data

Data has been randomly rounded to three to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals, and values for the same data may vary in different tables.

Changes to data collection/processing

Deaths data are based on date of registration (not date of occurrence). Data before 1991 includes New Zealand residents and overseas visitors. Data from 1991 includes New Zealand residents only.

Data provided by

Stats NZ

Dataset name

Births and Deaths: Deaths by age and sex (Annual-Dec) 2023

Webpage:

https://infoshare.stats.govt.nz/

How to find the data

At URL provided, select 'Population > Deaths - VSD > Deaths by age and sex (Annual-Dec)'. All variables were selected to create this dataset.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Births and Deaths: Deaths by age and sex (Annual-Dec) 2023

From the dataset Births and Deaths: Deaths by age and sex (Annual-Dec) 2023, this data was extracted:

Rows: 4-79
Columns: 2-382
Provided: 28,272 data points

This data forms the table Deaths - Deaths by age and sex 1948–2023.

Dataset originally released on:

February 19, 2024

Purpose of collection

Under the provisions of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995, every death occurring in New Zealand must be registered.
Death statistics provide local authorities, health authorities, and research institutions with information needed to plan future and current social services.

People who died after having reached the age of 100 in New Zealand

1948–2023

About this data

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