People who died between the age of 70 and 74 in New Zealand

1948–2023

The following information applies to all values in the table. Age group: 70-74
Year	Sex	Number of deaths
1948	Female	978
1948	Male	1,299
1949	Female	1,065
1949	Male	1,455
1950	Female	1,116
1950	Male	1,482
1951	Female	1,206
1951	Male	1,524
1952	Female	1,206
1952	Male	1,503
1953	Female	1,176
1953	Male	1,512
1954	Female	1,209
1954	Male	1,521
1955	Female	1,185
1955	Male	1,560
1956	Female	1,164
1956	Male	1,590
1957	Female	1,245
1957	Male	1,695
1958	Female	1,155
1958	Male	1,569
1959	Female	1,224
1959	Male	1,584
1960	Female	1,179
1960	Male	1,479
1961	Female	1,272
1961	Male	1,512
1962	Female	1,206
1962	Male	1,563
1963	Female	1,245
1963	Male	1,596
1964	Female	1,200
1964	Male	1,500
1965	Female	1,206
1965	Male	1,491
1966	Female	1,239
1966	Male	1,635
1967	Female	1,167
1967	Male	1,431
1968	Female	1,311
1968	Male	1,614
1969	Female	1,281
1969	Male	1,641
1970	Female	1,317
1970	Male	1,668
1971	Female	1,233
1971	Male	1,746
1972	Female	1,353
1972	Male	1,782
1973	Female	1,338
1973	Male	1,917
1974	Female	1,437
1974	Male	1,956
1975	Female	1,410
1975	Male	1,974
1976	Female	1,410
1976	Male	2,097
1977	Female	1,443
1977	Male	2,097
1978	Female	1,377
1978	Male	2,139
1979	Female	1,506
1979	Male	2,142
1980	Female	1,533
1980	Male	2,175
1981	Female	1,431
1981	Male	2,127
1982	Female	1,491
1982	Male	2,121
1983	Female	1,554
1983	Male	2,124
1984	Female	1,494
1984	Male	2,166
1985	Female	1,587
1985	Male	2,211
1986	Female	1,524
1986	Male	2,259
1987	Female	1,629
1987	Male	2,175
1988	Female	1,491
1988	Male	2,061
1989	Female	1,470
1989	Male	1,986
1990	Female	1,461
1990	Male	1,965
1991	Female	1,407
1991	Male	1,929
1992	Female	1,437
1992	Male	1,983
1993	Female	1,437
1993	Male	2,016
1994	Female	1,467
1994	Male	2,061
1995	Female	1,461
1995	Male	2,079
1996	Female	1,449
1996	Male	2,082
1997	Female	1,344
1997	Male	2,010
1998	Female	1,245
1998	Male	1,887
1999	Female	1,350
1999	Male	1,986
2000	Female	1,224
2000	Male	1,869
2001	Female	1,206
2001	Male	1,986
2002	Female	1,260
2002	Male	1,815
2003	Female	1,221
2003	Male	1,755
2004	Female	1,185
2004	Male	1,674
2005	Female	1,044
2005	Male	1,506
2006	Female	1,137
2006	Male	1,545
2007	Female	1,080
2007	Male	1,575
2008	Female	1,146
2008	Male	1,506
2009	Female	1,125
2009	Male	1,533
2010	Female	1,095
2010	Male	1,485
2011	Female	1,167
2011	Male	1,584
2012	Female	1,164
2012	Male	1,659
2013	Female	1,140
2013	Male	1,668
2014	Female	1,188
2014	Male	1,656
2015	Female	1,242
2015	Male	1,761
2016	Female	1,182
2016	Male	1,626
2017	Female	1,368
2017	Male	1,758
2018	Female	1,356
2018	Male	1,845
2019	Female	1,395
2019	Male	1,974
2020	Female	1,362
2020	Male	1,905
2021	Female	1,479
2021	Male	2,004
2022	Female	1,518
2022	Male	2,160
2023	Female	1,500
2023	Male	2,106

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 70 and 74 in New Zealand

1948–2023

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