New Zealand vs Russian Federation: Child mortality
New Zealand
0.4738 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russian Federation
0.5173 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
164th
Russian Federation rank
161st
Child mortality over time
- New Zealand
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 0.5173 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0435 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 225 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 164th and Russian Federation ranks 161st of 203 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 39.1 deaths per 100 live births | 41.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1810s | 39.1 deaths per 100 live births | 41.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1820s | 39.1 deaths per 100 live births | 41.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1830s | 39.1 deaths per 100 live births | 41.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1840s | 39.1 deaths per 100 live births | 41.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1850s | 29.03 deaths per 100 live births | 41.8 deaths per 100 live births | 12.77 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1860s | 15.03 deaths per 100 live births | 41.57 deaths per 100 live births | 26.53 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1870s | 15.03 deaths per 100 live births | 43.8 deaths per 100 live births | 28.77 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1880s | 12.92 deaths per 100 live births | 43.46 deaths per 100 live births | 30.55 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1890s | 12.1 deaths per 100 live births | 44.18 deaths per 100 live births | 32.08 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1900s | 10.22 deaths per 100 live births | 40.63 deaths per 100 live births | 30.41 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1910s | 7.01 deaths per 100 live births | 36.44 deaths per 100 live births | 29.42 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1920s | 5.62 deaths per 100 live births | 29.43 deaths per 100 live births | 23.81 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1930s | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 24.09 deaths per 100 live births | 18.93 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1940s | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | 19.72 deaths per 100 live births | 15.33 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1950s | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 11.27 deaths per 100 live births | 8.07 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 3.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.938 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 0.9107 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7938 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 0.5702 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8373 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2671 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 0.4944 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0486 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, New Zealand or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 0.5173 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between New Zealand and Russian Federation?
- 0.0435 deaths per 100 live births, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Russian Federation?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Russian Federation rank globally for child mortality?
- New Zealand ranks 164th and Russian Federation ranks 161st of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.