Maldives vs New Zealand: Child mortality rate
Maldives
0.5%
in 2023
New Zealand
0.5%
in 2023
Maldives rank
191st
New Zealand rank
189th
Child mortality rate over time
- Maldives
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 191st and New Zealand ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.8% | 3.2% | 33.6% | Maldives |
| 1960s | 30.8% | 2.4% | 28.4% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 1.8% | 19.0% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 1.4% | 10.5% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 0.9% | 5.6% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.7% | 1.9% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Maldives or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Maldives and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and New Zealand rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Maldives ranks 191st and New Zealand ranks 189th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.