New Zealand vs Serbia: Child mortality rate by sex
New Zealand
0.4357 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Serbia
0.4823 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
161st
Serbia rank
158th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- New Zealand
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.4823 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4357 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0466 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 161st and Serbia ranks 158th of 199 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | Serbia |
| 1990s | 0.8085 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | Serbia |
| 2000s | 0.6068 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8582 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2514 deaths per 100 live births | Serbia |
| 2010s | 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5811 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0606 deaths per 100 live births | Serbia |
| 2020s | 0.4545 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4831 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0286 deaths per 100 live births | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, New Zealand or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 0.4823 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 Serbia?
- 0.0466 deaths per 100 live births, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Serbia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Serbia rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- New Zealand ranks 161st and Serbia ranks 158th 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 .