New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Infant mortality rate by sex
New Zealand
0.3703 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.3664 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
160th
United Kingdom rank
162nd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3664 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0039 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.
New Zealand ranks 160th and United Kingdom ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0722 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1213 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0626 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.9912 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8684 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1228 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.6621 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5625 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0997 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.4989 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4596 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0393 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.4356 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3578 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0778 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.3854 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3548 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0306 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 Kingdom?
- New Zealand, at 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3664 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between New Zealand and United Kingdom?
- 0.0039 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- New Zealand ranks 160th and United Kingdom ranks 162nd 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 .