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 historical publications in this series please search the Ministry of Health’s online library catalogue.
For further information contact data-enquiries@health.govt.nz.
Mortality web tool
The Mortality web tool published by Health New Zealand | 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.
Publications
These tables contain information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand in a specified year. Information is broken down by age, sex, ethnicity, district, and ICD-10-AM chapters, subgroups and three character codes.
Mortality data tables 2013-2017
Mortality data tables 2013-2017
- Mortality 2017 data tables - Published 18 December 2019
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Mortality 2016 data tables - Published 02 April 2020
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Mortality 2015 data tables - Published 16 April 2018
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Mortality 2014 data tables - Published 26 October 2017
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Mortality 2013 data tables - Published 30 November 2016
Mortality and demographic data 2009-2012
Mortality and demographic data 2009-2012
- Mortality and Demographic Data 2012 - Published 13 November 2015
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Mortality 2012 data tables - Published 30 June 2015
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Mortality and Demographic Data 2011 - Published 16 December 2014
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Mortality 2011 data tables - Published 16 December 2014
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Mortality and Demographic Data 2010 - Published 04 October 2013
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Mortality and Demographic Data 2009 - Published 01 May 2012
Mortality and demographic data 2005-2008
Mortality and demographic data 2005-2008
- Mortality and Demographic Data 2008 - Published 30 August 2011
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Mortality and Demographic Data 2007 - Published 02 December 2010
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Mortality and Demographic Data 2006 - Published 01 October 2009
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Mortality and Demographic Data 2005 - Published 02 March 2009
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NZ Census Mortality and Cancer Trends Study Data Explorer (goes to another website)
An interactive online tool that provides data on mortality and cancer incidence by ethnicity and socioeconomic groups.