People who died between the age of 1 and 4 in New Zealand

1948–2023

The following information applies to all values in the table. Age group: 1-4
Year	Sex	Number of deaths
1948	Female	171
1948	Male	219
1949	Female	207
1949	Male	225
1950	Female	144
1950	Male	186
1951	Female	147
1951	Male	180
1952	Female	168
1952	Male	198
1953	Female	153
1953	Male	177
1954	Female	165
1954	Male	171
1955	Female	150
1955	Male	168
1956	Female	162
1956	Male	156
1957	Female	126
1957	Male	168
1958	Female	138
1958	Male	192
1959	Female	159
1959	Male	165
1960	Female	135
1960	Male	156
1961	Female	132
1961	Male	159
1962	Female	102
1962	Male	174
1963	Female	120
1963	Male	156
1964	Female	126
1964	Male	168
1965	Female	120
1965	Male	147
1966	Female	126
1966	Male	147
1967	Female	111
1967	Male	141
1968	Female	114
1968	Male	141
1969	Female	90
1969	Male	147
1970	Female	96
1970	Male	135
1971	Female	96
1971	Male	129
1972	Female	111
1972	Male	123
1973	Female	105
1973	Male	132
1974	Female	96
1974	Male	108
1975	Female	108
1975	Male	132
1976	Female	84
1976	Male	108
1977	Female	75
1977	Male	111
1978	Female	66
1978	Male	93
1979	Female	69
1979	Male	84
1980	Female	63
1980	Male	75
1981	Female	63
1981	Male	99
1982	Female	63
1982	Male	69
1983	Female	45
1983	Male	63
1984	Female	36
1984	Male	84
1985	Female	57
1985	Male	57
1986	Female	48
1986	Male	87
1987	Female	51
1987	Male	60
1988	Female	48
1988	Male	66
1989	Female	42
1989	Male	72
1990	Female	39
1990	Male	81
1991	Female	42
1991	Male	57
1992	Female	39
1992	Male	63
1993	Female	57
1993	Male	54
1994	Female	39
1994	Male	60
1995	Female	45
1995	Male	48
1996	Female	42
1996	Male	54
1997	Female	39
1997	Male	60
1998	Female	33
1998	Male	48
1999	Female	33
1999	Male	42
2000	Female	36
2000	Male	51
2001	Female	36
2001	Male	39
2002	Female	36
2002	Male	45
2003	Female	39
2003	Male	39
2004	Female	27
2004	Male	36
2005	Female	30
2005	Male	30
2006	Female	27
2006	Male	33
2007	Female	39
2007	Male	42
2008	Female	36
2008	Male	45
2009	Female	33
2009	Male	36
2010	Female	30
2010	Male	36
2011	Female	18
2011	Male	36
2012	Female	30
2012	Male	33
2013	Female	27
2013	Male	24
2014	Female	24
2014	Male	30
2015	Female	24
2015	Male	30
2016	Female	12
2016	Male	27
2017	Female	18
2017	Male	27
2018	Female	27
2018	Male	27
2019	Female	24
2019	Male	30
2020	Female	18
2020	Male	18
2021	Female	30
2021	Male	15
2022	Female	18
2022	Male	24
2023	Female	24
2023	Male	27

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 between the age of 1 and 4 in New Zealand

1948–2023

About this data

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