New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
New Zealand
0.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.38 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
158th
United Arab Emirates rank
159th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- New Zealand
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4 per 1,000 live births against 0.38 per 1,000 live births in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 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 158th and United Arab Emirates ranks 159th of 195 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 per 1,000 live births | 11.34 per 1,000 live births | 9.39 per 1,000 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 1.51 per 1,000 live births | 4.86 per 1,000 live births | 3.35 per 1,000 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 1.14 per 1,000 live births | 1.81 per 1,000 live births | 0.671 per 1,000 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.746 per 1,000 live births | 0.988 per 1,000 live births | 0.242 per 1,000 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.557 per 1,000 live births | 0.78 per 1,000 live births | 0.223 per 1,000 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.477 per 1,000 live births | 0.611 per 1,000 live births | 0.134 per 1,000 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.418 per 1,000 live births | 0.422 per 1,000 live births | 0.004 per 1,000 live births | United Arab Emirates |
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 United Arab Emirates?
- New Zealand, at 0.4 per 1,000 live births against 0.38 per 1,000 live births in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.02 per 1,000 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 vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- New Zealand ranks 158th and United Arab Emirates ranks 159th 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.