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Death rates, 2014

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The death rate for New Zealanders begins to move steadily upwards from midlife, particularly in the later years. This graph shows how it increases from the age of 45.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Ministry of Health: Mortality 2014 data tables

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Alison Gray, Midlife adults – Lifestyle, leisure and health, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/26832/death-rates-2014 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Alison Gray, published 22 March 2011.