New Zealand vs Poland: Infant mortality by sex
New Zealand
0.4324 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.3977 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
161st
Poland rank
164th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- New Zealand
- Poland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4324 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3977 deaths per 100 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.0347 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 161st and Poland ranks 164th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 9.82 deaths per 100 live births | 6.95 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 4.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7882 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.8249 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5446 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.6102 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7279 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1177 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.5158 deaths per 100 live births | 0.473 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0428 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.4496 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4061 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0435 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, New Zealand or Poland?
- New Zealand, at 0.4324 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3977 deaths per 100 live births in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between New Zealand and Poland?
- 0.0347 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- New Zealand ranks 161st and Poland ranks 164th 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 .