China vs New Zealand: Infant mortality rate by sex
China
0.3863 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
0.3703 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China rank
157th
New Zealand rank
160th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- China
- New Zealand
How they compare
China currently reports 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.016 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 56 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 157th and New Zealand ranks 160th 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 | 8.44 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 6.96 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1970s | 6.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1980s | 4.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9912 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1990s | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6621 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2000s | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4989 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2010s | 0.8251 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4356 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3895 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.4514 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3854 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0661 deaths per 100 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, China or New Zealand?
- China, at 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between China and New Zealand?
- 0.016 deaths per 100 live births, with China 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 rate by sex?
- China ranks 157th and New Zealand ranks 160th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .