People who died between the age of 5 and 9 in New Zealand

1948–2025

The following information applies to all values in the table. Age group: 5-9
Year	Sex	Number of deaths
1948	Female	69
1948	Male	78
1949	Female	60
1949	Male	75
1950	Female	54
1950	Male	78
1951	Female	54
1951	Male	78
1952	Female	60
1952	Male	78
1953	Female	60
1953	Male	66
1954	Female	60
1954	Male	69
1955	Female	51
1955	Male	84
1956	Female	42
1956	Male	75
1957	Female	48
1957	Male	90
1958	Female	63
1958	Male	87
1959	Female	54
1959	Male	66
1960	Female	57
1960	Male	81
1961	Female	51
1961	Male	60
1962	Female	54
1962	Male	75
1963	Female	57
1963	Male	69
1964	Female	45
1964	Male	66
1965	Female	39
1965	Male	72
1966	Female	57
1966	Male	78
1967	Female	33
1967	Male	78
1968	Female	57
1968	Male	93
1969	Female	48
1969	Male	93
1970	Female	57
1970	Male	90
1971	Female	42
1971	Male	78
1972	Female	54
1972	Male	54
1973	Female	48
1973	Male	81
1974	Female	48
1974	Male	66
1975	Female	48
1975	Male	96
1976	Female	36
1976	Male	63
1977	Female	63
1977	Male	66
1978	Female	42
1978	Male	57
1979	Female	45
1979	Male	54
1980	Female	36
1980	Male	57
1981	Female	27
1981	Male	51
1982	Female	36
1982	Male	45
1983	Female	33
1983	Male	48
1984	Female	27
1984	Male	45
1985	Female	39
1985	Male	45
1986	Female	36
1986	Male	27
1987	Female	27
1987	Male	45
1988	Female	30
1988	Male	36
1989	Female	27
1989	Male	39
1990	Female	18
1990	Male	36
1991	Female	30
1991	Male	33
1992	Female	33
1992	Male	36
1993	Female	21
1993	Male	21
1994	Female	21
1994	Male	30
1995	Female	21
1995	Male	33
1996	Female	24
1996	Male	30
1997	Female	18
1997	Male	33
1998	Female	18
1998	Male	33
1999	Female	15
1999	Male	27
2000	Female	27
2000	Male	24
2001	Female	27
2001	Male	24
2002	Female	21
2002	Male	27
2003	Female	15
2003	Male	21
2004	Female	15
2004	Male	18
2005	Female	24
2005	Male	21
2006	Female	12
2006	Male	24
2007	Female	15
2007	Male	24
2008	Female	18
2008	Male	18
2009	Female	21
2009	Male	12
2010	Female	6
2010	Male	12
2011	Female	9
2011	Male	6
2012	Female	12
2012	Male	18
2013	Female	12
2013	Male	12
2014	Female	9
2014	Male	27
2015	Female	12
2015	Male	18
2016	Female	18
2016	Male	21
2017	Female	15
2017	Male	15
2018	Female	12
2018	Male	15
2019	Female	12
2019	Male	15
2020	Female	3
2020	Male	21
2021	Female	12
2021	Male	12
2022	Female	12
2022	Male	9
2023	Female	9
2023	Male	9
2024	Female	6
2024	Male	12
2025	Female	9
2025	Male	15

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) 2025

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) 2025

From the dataset Births and Deaths: Deaths by age and sex (Annual-Dec) 2025, this data was extracted:

Rows: 4-81
Columns: 2-382
Provided: 29,016 data points

This data forms the table Deaths - Deaths by age and sex 1948–2025.

Dataset originally released on:

February 17, 2026

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 5 and 9 in New Zealand

1948–2025

About this data

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