New Zealand vs Serbia: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
New Zealand
0.0091 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Serbia
0.0089 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
New Zealand rank
156th
Serbia rank
157th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- New Zealand
- Serbia
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman in Serbia, a difference of 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Serbia ahead.
New Zealand ranks 156th and Serbia ranks 157th of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Serbia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.4316 under-five deaths per woman | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8547 under-five deaths per woman | Serbia |
| 1890s | 0.4396 under-five deaths per woman | 1.48 under-five deaths per woman | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | Serbia |
| 1900s | 0.3663 under-five deaths per woman | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9248 under-five deaths per woman | Serbia |
| 1910s | 0.3285 under-five deaths per woman | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8336 under-five deaths per woman | Serbia |
| 1980s | 0.0264 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0694 under-five deaths per woman | 0.043 under-five deaths per woman | Serbia |
| 1990s | 0.0184 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0329 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0145 under-five deaths per woman | Serbia |
| 2000s | 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0135 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0018 under-five deaths per woman | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0092 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, New Zealand or Serbia?
- New Zealand, at 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between New Zealand and Serbia?
- 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Serbia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Serbia rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- New Zealand ranks 156th and Serbia ranks 157th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).