New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
New Zealand
0.4738 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.468 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
161st
United Kingdom rank
162nd
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus over time
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births against 0.468 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0058 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was United Kingdom ahead.
New Zealand ranks 161st and United Kingdom ranks 162nd of 198 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1877 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1068 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0047 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0297 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2089 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.9107 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7586 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1521 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6038 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0715 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.5702 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4609 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1093 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.4944 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4529 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0416 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, New Zealand or United Kingdom?
- New Zealand, at 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births against 0.468 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus between New Zealand and United Kingdom?
- 0.0058 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus?
- New Zealand ranks 161st and United Kingdom ranks 162nd of 198 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 vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .