New Zealand vs Poland: Child mortality by sex
New Zealand
0.5103 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.4649 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
164th
Poland rank
166th
Child mortality by sex over time
- New Zealand
- Poland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.5103 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4649 deaths per 100 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.0454 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 164th and Poland ranks 166th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10.93 deaths per 100 live births | 7.38 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7956 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5647 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.7406 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8443 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1038 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.6174 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5512 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0662 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.5323 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4745 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0578 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, New Zealand or Poland?
- New Zealand, at 0.5103 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4649 deaths per 100 live births in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between New Zealand and Poland?
- 0.0454 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- New Zealand ranks 164th and Poland ranks 166th 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 Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .