New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates: Infant mortality rate
New Zealand
0.4022 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.3781 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
162nd
United Arab Emirates rank
163rd
Infant mortality rate over time
- New Zealand
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4022 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3781 deaths per 100 live births in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0241 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 162nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 163rd of 199 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 deaths per 100 live births | 11.34 deaths per 100 live births | 9.39 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | 3.35 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6707 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.7455 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9888 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2433 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.5559 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7813 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2254 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.4767 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6099 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1332 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.4184 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4218 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0034 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, New Zealand or United Arab Emirates?
- New Zealand, at 0.4022 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3781 deaths per 100 live births in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0241 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?
- New Zealand ranks 162nd 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. 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 children aged under one year, per 100 live births .