New Zealand vs Switzerland: Number of child deaths by age

New Zealand
42 deaths
in 2024
Switzerland
38 deaths
in 2024
New Zealand rank
141st
Switzerland rank
143rd

Number of child deaths by age over time

  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
0100200300400500195519892024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 42 deaths against 38 deaths in Switzerland, a difference of 4 deaths.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Switzerland ahead.

New Zealand ranks 141st and Switzerland ranks 143rd of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Switzerland Difference Ahead
1950s 309.4 deaths 453 deaths 143.6 deaths Switzerland
1960s 275.8 deaths 418.4 deaths 142.6 deaths Switzerland
1970s 204.4 deaths 256 deaths 51.6 deaths Switzerland
1980s 129.2 deaths 131.9 deaths 2.7 deaths Switzerland
1990s 95 deaths 100.6 deaths 5.6 deaths Switzerland
2000s 67.6 deaths 60.4 deaths 7.2 deaths New Zealand
2010s 56.8 deaths 45.3 deaths 11.5 deaths New Zealand
2020s 44.2 deaths 40 deaths 4.2 deaths New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, New Zealand or Switzerland?
New Zealand, at 42 deaths against 38 deaths in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between New Zealand and Switzerland?
4 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
New Zealand ranks 141st and Switzerland ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

New Zealand vs Switzerland: Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/child-deaths-life-stage/new-zealand/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/child-deaths-life-stage/new-zealand/switzerland/">New Zealand vs Switzerland: Number of child deaths by age</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths by age
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .