New Zealand vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- New Zealand
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
New Zealand ranks 156th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 159th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1199 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8568 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7369 under-five deaths per woman | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1960s | 0.0906 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5815 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4909 under-five deaths per woman | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 0.0482 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2654 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2172 under-five deaths per woman | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 0.0276 under-five deaths per woman | 0.117 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0893 under-five deaths per woman | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 0.0184 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0503 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0319 under-five deaths per woman | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman | 0.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0107 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0087 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0003 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- New Zealand, at 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between New Zealand and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2021.
- How do New Zealand and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- New Zealand ranks 156th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 159th 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).