Croatia vs New Zealand: Infant mortality by sex
Croatia
0.4475 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
0.4324 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Croatia rank
159th
New Zealand rank
161st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Croatia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 0.4475 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4324 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0151 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 159th and New Zealand ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5259 deaths per 100 live births | Croatia |
| 1990s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8249 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1929 deaths per 100 live births | Croatia |
| 2000s | 0.6465 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6102 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0363 deaths per 100 live births | Croatia |
| 2010s | 0.462 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5158 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0538 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.4349 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4496 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0148 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Croatia or New Zealand?
- Croatia, at 0.4475 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4324 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Croatia and New Zealand?
- 0.0151 deaths per 100 live births, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and New Zealand?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and New Zealand rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Croatia ranks 159th 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 .