Mortality rate for chronic lower respiratory diseases in New Zealand

Main cause, by sex, 1968–2022, age-standardised rate of death per 100,000 population

The following information applies to all values in the table. Cause of death: J40-J47, Ethnic group: Total, Age group: total, Unit: Rate
Year	Sex	Age-standardised rate of death per 100,000 population
1950	Female	None
1950	Male	None
1951	Female	None
1951	Male	None
1952	Female	None
1952	Male	None
1953	Female	None
1953	Male	None
1954	Female	None
1954	Male	None
1955	Female	None
1955	Male	None
1956	Female	None
1956	Male	None
1957	Female	None
1957	Male	None
1958	Female	None
1958	Male	None
1959	Female	None
1959	Male	None
1960	Female	None
1960	Male	None
1961	Female	None
1961	Male	None
1962	Female	None
1962	Male	None
1963	Female	None
1963	Male	None
1964	Female	None
1964	Male	None
1965	Female	None
1965	Male	None
1966	Female	None
1966	Male	None
1967	Female	None
1967	Male	None
1968	Female	18.8
1968	Male	61.2
1969	Female	17.2
1969	Male	61.8
1970	Female	17.4
1970	Male	67.9
1971	Female	18.3
1971	Male	62.2
1972	Female	19.2
1972	Male	64.3
1973	Female	20.7
1973	Male	68.6
1974	Female	18.6
1974	Male	65.8
1975	Female	18.6
1975	Male	63.7
1976	Female	20.1
1976	Male	64.8
1977	Female	20.4
1977	Male	73.7
1978	Female	20.9
1978	Male	65
1979	Female	20.3
1979	Male	62.6
1980	Female	25
1980	Male	77
1981	Female	21.4
1981	Male	62
1982	Female	21
1982	Male	61.9
1983	Female	20.8
1983	Male	63.2
1984	Female	20.7
1984	Male	59.4
1985	Female	26.9
1985	Male	68.1
1986	Female	22.9
1986	Male	58.4
1987	Female	22.9
1987	Male	54.6
1988	Female	24.6
1988	Male	56.3
1989	Female	25.8
1989	Male	52.7
1990	Female	21.7
1990	Male	47.3
1991	Female	21.7
1991	Male	44.4
1992	Female	23.9
1992	Male	45.6
1993	Female	22
1993	Male	45.3
1994	Female	21.6
1994	Male	45.6
1995	Female	24.1
1995	Male	45.3
1996	Female	25.6
1996	Male	48.3
1997	Female	24.7
1997	Male	44.8
1998	Female	21.7
1998	Male	40.4
1999	Female	27.5
1999	Male	44.6
2000	Female	21.2
2000	Male	36.5
2001	Female	25.4
2001	Male	40.6
2002	Female	23.4
2002	Male	37.2
2003	Female	23.3
2003	Male	37.1
2004	Female	24.9
2004	Male	35
2005	Female	21.4
2005	Male	28.8
2006	Female	21.7
2006	Male	29.7
2007	Female	20.1
2007	Male	28.3
2008	Female	23
2008	Male	29.7
2009	Female	22.1
2009	Male	26.6
2010	Female	18.8
2010	Male	26
2011	Female	20.1
2011	Male	26
2012	Female	19.1
2012	Male	23.8
2013	Female	17.7
2013	Male	23.6
2014	Female	20.2
2014	Male	23.2
2015	Female	18.9
2015	Male	23.4
2016	Female	18
2016	Male	21.4
2017	Female	20.2
2017	Male	21.4
2018	Female	18
2018	Male	20.6
2019	Female	17.4
2019	Male	20.7
2020	Female	14
2020	Male	15
2021	Female	15.8
2021	Male	17.9
2022	Female	16.9
2022	Male	16.6

Definitions

Year: Death registration year
Sex: Sex of person at death
Age-standardised rates: The rates in this file have been age standardised to take into account the differences in the age distribution of the population over time. MoH used direct age-standardisation and the WHO World Population as the standard population
Ethnic group: Unknowns are included in Non-Māori.

All cancer: All types of malignant neoplasms (ICD classification C00-C96 & D45-D47)
Ischaemic heart diseases: Also known as Coronary artery disease (CAD). Includes myocardial infarction, related complications, and other acute and chronic ischaemic heart diseases (ICD classification I20-I25)
Cerebrovascular diseases: Includes strokes and other cerebrovascular diseases (ICD classification I60-I69)
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: Includes bronchitis, asthma, emphysema etc (ICD classification J40-J47)
Other forms of heart disease: ICD classification I30-I52
Influenza and pneumonia: ICD classification J09-J18
Diabetes mellitus: includes Diabetes Type 1 and 2 (ICD classification E10-E14)
Motor vehicle crashes: Deaths that occurred in collision and non-collision events. The data provider used the term 'accidents', which we have rectified to 'crashes' to avoid ambiguity on the presumed responsibility of the events (ICD classification V , not all sub-categories are included)

For more information

https://www.health.govt.nz/nz-health-statistics/national-collections-and-surveys/collections/mortality-collection

Limitations of the data

Data for 2022 is preliminary. Data for 2021 is provisional.
2022 data is preliminary due to the number of deaths with no known cause awaiting coroner's findings. 2022 data for assault, intentional self-harm and motor vehicle accidents are not presented, as these causes are typically more influenced by coronial cases.

Inclusions

This dataset includes deaths where COVID was coded as the underlying cause of death. These deaths are coded to the following ICD classification; Chapter 22 Codes for special purposes > U00–U49 Provisional assignment of new diseases of uncertain aetiology or emergency use > U07 Emergency use of U07. The 3-character code U07 can also include vaping-related deaths, though none were reported in 2020 or 2021.

Changes to data collection/processing

Ethnic breakdowns of mortality data are only shown from 1996 onwards because there was a significant change in the way ethnicity was defined, and in the way ethnicity data was collected in 1995.
Please note that Stats NZ recently revised their population estimates for the period back until 2006, based on information from the 2018 Census. This will affect rates for a number of causes of death, particularly for Māori.

Data provided by

Ministry of Health

Dataset name

Mortality Collection: Historical mortality 2022

Webpage:

https://tewhatuora.shinyapps.io/mortality-web-tool/

How to find the data

At URL provided, in 'Historical mortality (1948–2022)' tab, under 'Mortality by selected causes of death, sex, ethnicity and age group' headline select in 'Options' table: 'All deaths', 'All sex', 'All ethnic groups' and 'All ages'. Scroll down and under the table click on 'Excel' tab to download the file.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Mortality Collection: Historical mortality 2022

From the dataset Mortality Collection: Historical mortality 2022, this data was extracted:

Sheet: Sheet1
Range: F3:G41652
Provided: 83,300 data points

This data forms the table Death - Deaths by main cause, sex, age group, and ethnic group 1948–2022.

Dataset originally released on:

July 31, 2025

About this dataset

The Mortality Collection (MORT) classifies the underlying cause of death for all deaths registered in New Zealand, and all registerable stillbirths (fetal deaths).

Purpose of collection

The Mortality Collection was established to provide data on causes of death for New Zealand’s vital statistics, for public health research, policy formulation, monitoring the effectiveness of health programmes, and cancer survival studies. A dataset of each year’s mortality data is sent to the World Health Organization to be used in international comparisons of mortality statistics.

Method of collection/Data provider

Data from 1948–1995 presented in these tables was sourced from publications in the Ministry of Health Mortality data and stats series.
Data from 1996–2022 was extracted from the New Zealand Mortality Collection electronic records.

Mortality rate for chronic lower respiratory diseases in New Zealand

Main cause, by sex, 1968–2022, age-standardised rate of death per 100,000 population

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