Mortality rate for cerebrovascular diseases in New Zealand

Main cause, by sex, 1950–2022, age-standardised rate of death per 100,000 population

The following information applies to all values in the table. Cause of death: I60-I69, Ethnic group: Total, Age group: total, Unit: Rate
Year	Sex	Age-standardised rate of death per 100,000 population
1950	Female	117.2
1950	Male	93.8
1951	Female	131.4
1951	Male	102.1
1952	Female	122.9
1952	Male	102.4
1953	Female	123.2
1953	Male	103.3
1954	Female	119.5
1954	Male	104.2
1955	Female	121.7
1955	Male	96.7
1956	Female	111.4
1956	Male	96.9
1957	Female	119.5
1957	Male	105.3
1958	Female	122.9
1958	Male	105.9
1959	Female	120.5
1959	Male	104.9
1960	Female	116.7
1960	Male	104.1
1961	Female	120.1
1961	Male	105
1962	Female	112.5
1962	Male	106.8
1963	Female	110.8
1963	Male	109.8
1964	Female	111.9
1964	Male	102.8
1965	Female	116.2
1965	Male	106.7
1966	Female	113.8
1966	Male	117.6
1967	Female	107.4
1967	Male	102.7
1968	Female	115.2
1968	Male	111.5
1969	Female	110.8
1969	Male	112.2
1970	Female	114.9
1970	Male	114.3
1971	Female	115.9
1971	Male	117.5
1972	Female	118.7
1972	Male	118.7
1973	Female	117.8
1973	Male	119.3
1974	Female	115.4
1974	Male	115.6
1975	Female	105.1
1975	Male	106.9
1976	Female	96.2
1976	Male	100
1977	Female	99.8
1977	Male	96.6
1978	Female	87.7
1978	Male	94.7
1979	Female	87.5
1979	Male	91.7
1980	Female	90
1980	Male	96.8
1981	Female	79.4
1981	Male	84.4
1982	Female	72.6
1982	Male	80.7
1983	Female	73.5
1983	Male	84.1
1984	Female	71.4
1984	Male	74.5
1985	Female	69.7
1985	Male	76
1986	Female	67.7
1986	Male	70.5
1987	Female	64.4
1987	Male	66.3
1988	Female	59.2
1988	Male	64.8
1989	Female	58.3
1989	Male	63.3
1990	Female	56.6
1990	Male	57.9
1991	Female	56
1991	Male	58.1
1992	Female	54
1992	Male	60.5
1993	Female	56
1993	Male	55.9
1994	Female	50.4
1994	Male	56.6
1995	Female	49
1995	Male	53.9
1996	Female	46.4
1996	Male	50.1
1997	Female	44.2
1997	Male	44.7
1998	Female	41.4
1998	Male	43.6
1999	Female	44.2
1999	Male	49.2
2000	Female	41.1
2000	Male	44.6
2001	Female	42.7
2001	Male	42.4
2002	Female	41.4
2002	Male	42.6
2003	Female	39.8
2003	Male	37.6
2004	Female	39.2
2004	Male	39.1
2005	Female	36.3
2005	Male	34
2006	Female	35.9
2006	Male	34.6
2007	Female	33.4
2007	Male	33
2008	Female	33.1
2008	Male	31.1
2009	Female	31
2009	Male	29.3
2010	Female	29.6
2010	Male	28.6
2011	Female	31.2
2011	Male	29.3
2012	Female	29.6
2012	Male	27
2013	Female	24.9
2013	Male	25.6
2014	Female	27.1
2014	Male	27.2
2015	Female	26.5
2015	Male	24.6
2016	Female	23.9
2016	Male	22.4
2017	Female	24.1
2017	Male	24.1
2018	Female	23.5
2018	Male	22.2
2019	Female	22.3
2019	Male	20.2
2020	Female	19
2020	Male	18.5
2021	Female	19.2
2021	Male	18.8
2022	Female	20.1
2022	Male	19

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 cerebrovascular diseases in New Zealand

Main cause, by sex, 1950–2022, age-standardised rate of death per 100,000 population

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