New Zealand vs Rwanda: Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate

New Zealand
-2.16 % change on previous year
in 2024
Rwanda
-2.21 % change on previous year
in 2024
New Zealand rank
82nd
Rwanda rank
83rd

Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate over time

  • New Zealand
  • Rwanda
-50050100195119872024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports -2.16 % change on previous year against -2.21 % change on previous year in Rwanda, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 82nd and Rwanda ranks 83rd of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Rwanda Difference Ahead
1950s -2.03 % change on previous year -3.62 % change on previous year 1.59 % change on previous year New Zealand
1960s -2.82 % change on previous year -0.9206 % change on previous year 1.9 % change on previous year Rwanda
1970s -2.68 % change on previous year 0.7801 % change on previous year 3.46 % change on previous year Rwanda
1980s -3.18 % change on previous year -3.65 % change on previous year 0.4757 % change on previous year New Zealand
1990s -4.44 % change on previous year 6.7 % change on previous year 11.14 % change on previous year Rwanda
2000s -1.82 % change on previous year -8.69 % change on previous year 6.87 % change on previous year New Zealand
2010s -1.87 % change on previous year -3.47 % change on previous year 1.6 % change on previous year New Zealand
2020s -1.73 % change on previous year -1.49 % change on previous year 0.2415 % change on previous year Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate, New Zealand or Rwanda?
New Zealand, at -2.16 % change on previous year against -2.21 % change on previous year in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate between New Zealand and Rwanda?
0.05 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Rwanda?
68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Rwanda rank globally for infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate?
New Zealand ranks 82nd and Rwanda ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex, 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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

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