New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Child mortality rate by sex
New Zealand
0.4357 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.417 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
161st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
163rd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4357 deaths per 100 live births against 0.417 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0187 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 161st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1202 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0138 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0069 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1819 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.8085 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6689 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1396 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.6068 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5418 deaths per 100 live births | 0.065 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4149 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1056 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.4545 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0496 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, New Zealand or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- New Zealand, at 0.4357 deaths per 100 live births against 0.417 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0187 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?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- New Zealand ranks 161st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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 .