Mortality and Demographic Data - series

This annual statistical publication collates and analyses information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand.

The commentary summarises key facts, mortality rates, trends and major causes of death by age group, sex, ethnicity and district health board. Cancer, ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, motor vehicle accidents and suicide deaths are analysed and reviewed in more detail.

Suicide information presented in this publication is the final data for suicide mortality and so differs slightly from the provisional data in the corresponding Suicide Facts publication.

To access historic publications in this series please search the Ministry of Health’s online library catalogue.

For further information please contact: [email protected].

Mortality web tool

The Mortality web tool published by Te Whatu Ora presents mortality and demographic data for selected causes of deaths registered in New Zealand from 1948 to the latest year of available data. Further information is provided about deaths for the most recent ten years of available data and displayed by ICD Chapter, ICD Subgroup, ICD three-character codes and demographics.

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Publications

  • Published 02 April 2020
    These tables contain information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand in 2016. Information is broken down by age, sex, ethnicity, district health board and ICD-10-AM statistical classification chapters, subgroups and three character codes
  • Published 18 December 2019
    These tables contain provisional information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand in 2017. Most information is broken down by age, sex, ethnicity, district health board and ICD-10-AM statistical classification chapters, subgroups and three character codes
  • Published 16 April 2018
    These tables contain information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand in 2015. Information is broken down by age, sex, ethnicity, district health board and ICD-10-AM statistical classification chapters, subgroups and three character codes.
  • Published 26 October 2017
    These tables contain information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand in 2014. Information is broken down by age, sex, ethnicity, district health board and ICD-10-AM statistical classification chapters, subgroups and three character codes.
  • Published 30 November 2016
    These tables contain information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand in 2013. Information is broken down by age, sex, ethnicity, district health board and ICD-10-AM statistical classification chapters, subgroups and three character codes.
  • Mortality and Demographic Data 2012.
    Published 13 November 2015
    This annual statistical publication collates and analyses information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand.
  • Published 30 June 2015
    These tables contain information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand in 2012. Information is broken down by age, sex, ethnicity, district health board and ICD-10-AM chapters, subgroups and three character codes.
  • Published 16 December 2014
    These tables contain information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand in 2011. Information is broken down by age, sex, ethnicity, district health board and ICD-10-AM chapters, subgroups and three character codes.
  • Mortality and Demographic Data 2011
    Published 16 December 2014
    This annual statistical publication collates and analyses information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand.
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