Cyprus vs New Zealand: Infant mortality rate by sex
Cyprus
0.3777 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
0.3703 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cyprus rank
158th
New Zealand rank
160th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Cyprus
- New Zealand
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.3777 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0074 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 158th and New Zealand ranks 160th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9912 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2038 deaths per 100 live births | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0.7472 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6621 deaths per 100 live births | 0.085 deaths per 100 live births | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.3948 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4989 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1041 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.2146 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4356 deaths per 100 live births | 0.221 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.313 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3854 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0723 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Cyprus or New Zealand?
- Cyprus, at 0.3777 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 Cyprus and New Zealand?
- 0.0074 deaths per 100 live births, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and New Zealand?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and New Zealand rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Cyprus ranks 158th 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 .