New Zealand vs Poland: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
New Zealand
0.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.36 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
158th
Poland rank
160th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- New Zealand
- Poland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4 per 1,000 live births against 0.36 per 1,000 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 live births.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 158th and Poland ranks 160th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 per 1,000 live births | 4.34 per 1,000 live births | 2.39 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.51 per 1,000 live births | 2.59 per 1,000 live births | 1.08 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.14 per 1,000 live births | 1.83 per 1,000 live births | 0.69 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.746 per 1,000 live births | 1.24 per 1,000 live births | 0.495 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.557 per 1,000 live births | 0.668 per 1,000 live births | 0.111 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.477 per 1,000 live births | 0.435 per 1,000 live births | 0.042 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.418 per 1,000 live births | 0.37 per 1,000 live births | 0.048 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, New Zealand or Poland?
- New Zealand, at 0.4 per 1,000 live births against 0.36 per 1,000 live births in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between New Zealand and Poland?
- 0.04 per 1,000 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- New Zealand ranks 158th and Poland ranks 160th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.