China vs New Zealand: Infant mortality by sex
China
0.4283 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
0.4324 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China rank
162nd
New Zealand rank
161st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- China
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4324 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4283 deaths per 100 live births in China, a difference of 0.0041 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was China ahead.
China ranks 162nd and New Zealand ranks 161st of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 7.35 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1970s | 7.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 5.35 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1980s | 4.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1990s | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8249 deaths per 100 live births | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2000s | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6102 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2010s | 0.935 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5158 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4193 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.5019 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4496 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0522 deaths per 100 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, China or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.4324 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4283 deaths per 100 live births in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between China and New Zealand?
- 0.0041 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and New Zealand?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do China and New Zealand rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- China ranks 162nd and New Zealand ranks 161st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .