New Zealand vs Russian Federation: Child mortality rate by sex
New Zealand
0.4357 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russian Federation
0.4628 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
161st
Russian Federation rank
160th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- New Zealand
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 0.4628 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4357 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0271 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 161st and Russian Federation ranks 160th of 199 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8066 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9236 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 0.8085 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 0.6068 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6642 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7429 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2224 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 0.4545 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4837 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0292 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, New Zealand or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 0.4628 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 New Zealand and Russian Federation?
- 0.0271 deaths per 100 live births, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Russian Federation?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Russian Federation rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- New Zealand ranks 161st and Russian Federation ranks 160th 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 .