New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates: Child mortality by sex
New Zealand
0.5103 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.5226 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
164th
United Arab Emirates rank
161st
Child mortality by sex over time
- New Zealand
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.5226 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5103 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0123 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 65 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 164th and United Arab Emirates ranks 161st of 199 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 16.27 deaths per 100 live births | 13.57 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 6.94 deaths per 100 live births | 4.85 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.398 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.7406 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3525 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.6174 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8453 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2279 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.5323 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5825 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0501 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, New Zealand or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.5226 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5103 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0123 deaths per 100 live births, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United Arab Emirates rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- New Zealand ranks 164th and United Arab Emirates ranks 161st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .