New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates: Infant mortality rate by sex
New Zealand
0.3703 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.3405 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
160th
United Arab Emirates rank
163rd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- New Zealand
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3405 deaths per 100 live births in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0298 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
New Zealand ranks 160th and United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 10.33 deaths per 100 live births | 8.66 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.9912 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.575 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.6621 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8631 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2009 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.4989 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6874 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1885 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.4356 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5424 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1068 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.3854 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3794 deaths per 100 live births | 0.006 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, New Zealand or United Arab Emirates?
- New Zealand, at 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3405 deaths per 100 live births in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0298 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United Arab Emirates rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- New Zealand ranks 160th and United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd 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 .