New Zealand vs Russian Federation: Child mortality rate
New Zealand
0.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russian Federation
0.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
163rd
Russian Federation rank
160th
Child mortality rate over time
- New Zealand
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 0.52 deaths per 100 live births against 0.47 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 112 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 163rd and Russian Federation ranks 160th of 200 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 14.44 deaths per 100 live births | 44.23 deaths per 100 live births | 29.79 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1870s | 15.03 deaths per 100 live births | 43.8 deaths per 100 live births | 28.77 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1880s | 12.92 deaths per 100 live births | 43.46 deaths per 100 live births | 30.54 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1890s | 12.1 deaths per 100 live births | 44.18 deaths per 100 live births | 32.08 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1900s | 10.21 deaths per 100 live births | 40.63 deaths per 100 live births | 30.41 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1910s | 8.43 deaths per 100 live births | 41.26 deaths per 100 live births | 32.83 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1950s | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 3.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.939 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 0.91 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 0.674 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.795 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 0.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.839 deaths per 100 live births | 0.269 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 0.494 deaths per 100 live births | 0.542 deaths per 100 live births | 0.048 deaths per 100 live births | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, New Zealand or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 0.52 deaths per 100 live births against 0.47 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between New Zealand and Russian Federation?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Russian Federation?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Russian Federation rank globally for child mortality rate?
- New Zealand ranks 163rd and Russian Federation ranks 160th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.