New Zealand vs Slovakia: Child mortality rate
New Zealand
0.5%
in 2023
Slovakia
0.6%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
189th
Slovakia rank
188th
Child mortality rate over time
- New Zealand
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
New Zealand ranks 189th and Slovakia ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.2% | 7.1% | 3.9% | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.8% | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, New Zealand or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.6% against 0.5% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between New Zealand and Slovakia?
- 0.1%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Slovakia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- New Zealand ranks 189th and Slovakia ranks 188th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.