New Zealand vs Russia: Infant mortality rate by sex
New Zealand
0.3703 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russia
0.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
160th
Russia rank
161st
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- New Zealand
- Russia
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births against 0.37 deaths per 100 live births in Russia, a difference of 0.0003 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Russia ahead.
New Zealand ranks 160th and Russia ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1960s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.785 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1970s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5915 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1980s | 0.9912 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6998 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.6621 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.813 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.4989 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5146 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.4356 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1602 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.3854 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3868 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0015 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, New Zealand or Russia?
- New Zealand, at 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births against 0.37 deaths per 100 live births in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between New Zealand and Russia?
- 0.0003 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Russia?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Russia rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- New Zealand ranks 160th and Russia ranks 161st 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 .