People who died between the age of 55 and 59 in New Zealand

1948–2023

The following information applies to all values in the table. Age group: 55-59
Year	Sex	Number of deaths
1948	Female	447
1948	Male	606
1949	Female	444
1949	Male	567
1950	Female	450
1950	Male	624
1951	Female	474
1951	Male	639
1952	Female	444
1952	Male	603
1953	Female	447
1953	Male	633
1954	Female	441
1954	Male	633
1955	Female	414
1955	Male	678
1956	Female	447
1956	Male	702
1957	Female	438
1957	Male	720
1958	Female	408
1958	Male	717
1959	Female	441
1959	Male	762
1960	Female	447
1960	Male	783
1961	Female	462
1961	Male	807
1962	Female	435
1962	Male	801
1963	Female	501
1963	Male	858
1964	Female	516
1964	Male	915
1965	Female	540
1965	Male	963
1966	Female	525
1966	Male	1,023
1967	Female	549
1967	Male	1,029
1968	Female	558
1968	Male	996
1969	Female	558
1969	Male	1,029
1970	Female	564
1970	Male	1,035
1971	Female	561
1971	Male	1,050
1972	Female	555
1972	Male	993
1973	Female	561
1973	Male	1,092
1974	Female	552
1974	Male	978
1975	Female	534
1975	Male	942
1976	Female	600
1976	Male	990
1977	Female	558
1977	Male	999
1978	Female	546
1978	Male	981
1979	Female	555
1979	Male	999
1980	Female	597
1980	Male	996
1981	Female	546
1981	Male	1,023
1982	Female	588
1982	Male	987
1983	Female	495
1983	Male	999
1984	Female	522
1984	Male	942
1985	Female	534
1985	Male	960
1986	Female	552
1986	Male	888
1987	Female	516
1987	Male	906
1988	Female	450
1988	Male	858
1989	Female	465
1989	Male	744
1990	Female	504
1990	Male	765
1991	Female	447
1991	Male	702
1992	Female	426
1992	Male	744
1993	Female	471
1993	Male	678
1994	Female	435
1994	Male	654
1995	Female	456
1995	Male	705
1996	Female	453
1996	Male	717
1997	Female	498
1997	Male	690
1998	Female	471
1998	Male	696
1999	Female	483
1999	Male	744
2000	Female	477
2000	Male	660
2001	Female	441
2001	Male	639
2002	Female	492
2002	Male	690
2003	Female	492
2003	Male	693
2004	Female	501
2004	Male	675
2005	Female	492
2005	Male	729
2006	Female	516
2006	Male	726
2007	Female	522
2007	Male	705
2008	Female	567
2008	Male	711
2009	Female	462
2009	Male	654
2010	Female	462
2010	Male	711
2011	Female	492
2011	Male	738
2012	Female	456
2012	Male	675
2013	Female	486
2013	Male	717
2014	Female	549
2014	Male	705
2015	Female	522
2015	Male	723
2016	Female	558
2016	Male	801
2017	Female	579
2017	Male	768
2018	Female	585
2018	Male	858
2019	Female	564
2019	Male	867
2020	Female	624
2020	Male	768
2021	Female	567
2021	Male	831
2022	Female	600
2022	Male	909
2023	Female	600
2023	Male	855

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 55 and 59 in New Zealand

1948–2023

About this data

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