Canada vs New Zealand: Child mortality rate

Canada
0.5%
in 2019
New Zealand
0.5%
in 2019
Canada rank
162nd
New Zealand rank
165th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Canada
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 162nd and New Zealand ranks 165th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada New Zealand Difference Ahead
1950s 4.0% 3.2% 0.9% Canada
1960s 2.8% 2.4% 0.4% Canada
1970s 1.8% 1.8% 0.1% New Zealand
1980s 1.0% 1.5% 0.4% New Zealand
1990s 0.7% 1.0% 0.2% New Zealand
2000s 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% New Zealand
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Canada or New Zealand?
Canada, at 0.5% against 0.5% in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Canada and New Zealand?
0.0%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for child mortality rate?
Canada ranks 162nd and New Zealand ranks 165th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death before the age of five.