Cyprus vs New Zealand: Child mortality rate by sex
Cyprus
0.4632 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
0.4357 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cyprus rank
159th
New Zealand rank
161st
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Cyprus
- New Zealand
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.4632 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4357 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0275 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 159th and New Zealand ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.125 deaths per 100 live births | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0.8547 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8085 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0462 deaths per 100 live births | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.4618 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6068 deaths per 100 live births | 0.145 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.2573 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2632 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4545 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0721 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Cyprus or New Zealand?
- Cyprus, at 0.4632 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4357 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Cyprus and New Zealand?
- 0.0275 deaths per 100 live births, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and New Zealand?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and New Zealand rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Cyprus ranks 159th and New Zealand 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .