People who died between the age of 95 and 99 in New Zealand

1948–2025

The following information applies to all values in the table. Age group: 95-99
Year	Sex	Number of deaths
1948	Female	42
1948	Male	30
1949	Female	48
1949	Male	39
1950	Female	66
1950	Male	42
1951	Female	63
1951	Male	36
1952	Female	57
1952	Male	27
1953	Female	54
1953	Male	42
1954	Female	72
1954	Male	30
1955	Female	63
1955	Male	45
1956	Female	63
1956	Male	54
1957	Female	90
1957	Male	42
1958	Female	69
1958	Male	39
1959	Female	78
1959	Male	57
1960	Female	84
1960	Male	48
1961	Female	81
1961	Male	45
1962	Female	90
1962	Male	63
1963	Female	114
1963	Male	45
1964	Female	135
1964	Male	66
1965	Female	129
1965	Male	60
1966	Female	138
1966	Male	75
1967	Female	120
1967	Male	72
1968	Female	147
1968	Male	57
1969	Female	138
1969	Male	90
1970	Female	153
1970	Male	78
1971	Female	141
1971	Male	81
1972	Female	171
1972	Male	81
1973	Female	189
1973	Male	81
1974	Female	171
1974	Male	75
1975	Female	225
1975	Male	96
1976	Female	258
1976	Male	102
1977	Female	222
1977	Male	111
1978	Female	198
1978	Male	72
1979	Female	240
1979	Male	87
1980	Female	267
1980	Male	108
1981	Female	249
1981	Male	90
1982	Female	297
1982	Male	87
1983	Female	300
1983	Male	99
1984	Female	294
1984	Male	99
1985	Female	378
1985	Male	99
1986	Female	360
1986	Male	105
1987	Female	327
1987	Male	96
1988	Female	375
1988	Male	102
1989	Female	378
1989	Male	102
1990	Female	366
1990	Male	84
1991	Female	375
1991	Male	111
1992	Female	396
1992	Male	117
1993	Female	426
1993	Male	123
1994	Female	435
1994	Male	117
1995	Female	483
1995	Male	141
1996	Female	537
1996	Male	135
1997	Female	462
1997	Male	162
1998	Female	495
1998	Male	168
1999	Female	594
1999	Male	177
2000	Female	552
2000	Male	177
2001	Female	666
2001	Male	180
2002	Female	702
2002	Male	210
2003	Female	705
2003	Male	195
2004	Female	726
2004	Male	231
2005	Female	720
2005	Male	192
2006	Female	849
2006	Male	228
2007	Female	819
2007	Male	258
2008	Female	918
2008	Male	249
2009	Female	864
2009	Male	318
2010	Female	894
2010	Male	318
2011	Female	999
2011	Male	327
2012	Female	1,062
2012	Male	351
2013	Female	993
2013	Male	342
2014	Female	1,050
2014	Male	411
2015	Female	1,113
2015	Male	408
2016	Female	1,155
2016	Male	432
2017	Female	1,230
2017	Male	501
2018	Female	1,197
2018	Male	486
2019	Female	1,338
2019	Male	552
2020	Female	1,263
2020	Male	537
2021	Female	1,383
2021	Male	651
2022	Female	1,593
2022	Male	723
2023	Female	1,422
2023	Male	723
2024	Female	1,467
2024	Male	738
2025	Female	1,431
2025	Male	753

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 95 and 99 in New Zealand

1948–2025

About this data

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