New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood

New Zealand
0.0091 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.0088 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
New Zealand rank
156th
United Kingdom rank
158th

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time

  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1862 it was United Kingdom ahead.

New Zealand ranks 156th and United Kingdom ranks 158th of 200 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 9 and United Kingdom in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1860s 0.8208 under-five deaths per woman 1.3 under-five deaths per woman 0.4816 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1870s 0.8181 under-five deaths per woman 1.2 under-five deaths per woman 0.3817 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1880s 0.607 under-five deaths per woman 1 under-five deaths per woman 0.3972 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1890s 0.4396 under-five deaths per woman 0.8729 under-five deaths per woman 0.4333 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1900s 0.3663 under-five deaths per woman 0.6426 under-five deaths per woman 0.2763 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1910s 0.2384 under-five deaths per woman 0.4075 under-five deaths per woman 0.169 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1920s 0.1639 under-five deaths per woman 0.2612 under-five deaths per woman 0.0973 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1930s 0.1281 under-five deaths per woman 0.1516 under-five deaths per woman 0.0235 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1940s 0.1432 under-five deaths per woman 0.1243 under-five deaths per woman 0.0189 under-five deaths per woman New Zealand
1950s 0.1223 under-five deaths per woman 0.0724 under-five deaths per woman 0.0499 under-five deaths per woman New Zealand
1960s 0.0906 under-five deaths per woman 0.0668 under-five deaths per woman 0.0238 under-five deaths per woman New Zealand
1970s 0.0482 under-five deaths per woman 0.0365 under-five deaths per woman 0.0116 under-five deaths per woman New Zealand
1980s 0.0276 under-five deaths per woman 0.0212 under-five deaths per woman 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman New Zealand
1990s 0.0184 under-five deaths per woman 0.0133 under-five deaths per woman 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman New Zealand
2000s 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman 0.003 under-five deaths per woman New Zealand
2010s 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman 0.0083 under-five deaths per woman 0.0029 under-five deaths per woman New Zealand
2020s 0.0092 under-five deaths per woman 0.0079 under-five deaths per woman 0.0013 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 United Kingdom?
New Zealand, at 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between New Zealand and United Kingdom?
0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom?
163 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
New Zealand ranks 156th and United Kingdom ranks 158th 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

Indicator
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).