New Zealand vs Russia: Infant mortality, annual growth rate

New Zealand
-2.22 % change on previous year
in 2024
Russia
-2.29 % change on previous year
in 2024
New Zealand rank
85th
Russia rank
88th

Infant mortality, annual growth rate over time

  • New Zealand
  • Russia
-8-6-4-20195019872024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports -2.22 % change on previous year against -2.29 % change on previous year in Russia, a difference of 0.07 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 85th and Russia ranks 88th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Russia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Russia Difference Ahead
1950s -2.35 % change on previous year -6.78 % change on previous year 4.43 % change on previous year New Zealand
1960s -2.92 % change on previous year -4.97 % change on previous year 2.05 % change on previous year New Zealand
1970s -2.67 % change on previous year -0.682 % change on previous year 1.98 % change on previous year Russia
1980s -3.07 % change on previous year -2.05 % change on previous year 1.02 % change on previous year Russia
1990s -4.29 % change on previous year -0.8572 % change on previous year 3.43 % change on previous year Russia
2000s -1.74 % change on previous year -6.17 % change on previous year 4.43 % change on previous year New Zealand
2010s -1.7 % change on previous year -5.6 % change on previous year 3.9 % change on previous year New Zealand
2020s -1.76 % change on previous year -2.97 % change on previous year 1.21 % change on previous year New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality, annual growth rate, New Zealand or Russia?
New Zealand, at -2.22 % change on previous year against -2.29 % change on previous year in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality, annual growth rate between New Zealand and Russia?
0.07 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Russia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Russia rank globally for infant mortality, annual growth rate?
New Zealand ranks 85th and Russia ranks 88th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Infant mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

New Zealand vs Russia: Infant mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/infant-mortality-annual-growth-rate/new-zealand/russian-federation/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/infant-mortality-annual-growth-rate/new-zealand/russian-federation/">New Zealand vs Russia: Infant mortality, annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 12,986 data points, 1932–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.