New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Child mortality
New Zealand
0.4738 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.468 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
164th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
165th
Child mortality over time
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births against 0.468 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0058 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 164th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 165th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 14 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 39.1 deaths per 100 live births | 32.1 deaths per 100 live births | 7 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1810s | 39.1 deaths per 100 live births | 31.15 deaths per 100 live births | 7.95 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1820s | 39.1 deaths per 100 live births | 31.28 deaths per 100 live births | 7.81 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1830s | 39.1 deaths per 100 live births | 28.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10.3 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1840s | 39.1 deaths per 100 live births | 26.56 deaths per 100 live births | 12.54 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 29.03 deaths per 100 live births | 26.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 15.03 deaths per 100 live births | 26.18 deaths per 100 live births | 11.14 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1870s | 15.03 deaths per 100 live births | 24.54 deaths per 100 live births | 9.51 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1880s | 12.92 deaths per 100 live births | 22.66 deaths per 100 live births | 9.74 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1890s | 12.1 deaths per 100 live births | 22.88 deaths per 100 live births | 10.78 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1900s | 10.22 deaths per 100 live births | 19.31 deaths per 100 live births | 9.09 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1910s | 7.01 deaths per 100 live births | 15.46 deaths per 100 live births | 8.45 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1920s | 5.62 deaths per 100 live births | 11.16 deaths per 100 live births | 5.54 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1930s | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 8.35 deaths per 100 live births | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1940s | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | 5.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1950s | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1068 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0047 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0297 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2089 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.9107 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7586 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1521 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6038 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0715 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.5702 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4609 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1093 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.4944 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4529 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0416 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, New Zealand or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- New Zealand, at 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births against 0.468 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0058 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for child mortality?
- New Zealand ranks 164th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 165th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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.