New Zealand vs Poland: Mortality rate, infant
New Zealand
4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Poland
3.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
160th
Poland rank
162nd
Mortality rate, infant over time
- New Zealand
- Poland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 per 1,000 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.4 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 160th and Poland ranks 162nd of 197 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 | 19.46 per 1,000 live births | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | 23.94 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 15.12 per 1,000 live births | 25.92 per 1,000 live births | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 11.36 per 1,000 live births | 18.26 per 1,000 live births | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 7.46 per 1,000 live births | 12.41 per 1,000 live births | 4.95 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 5.57 per 1,000 live births | 6.68 per 1,000 live births | 1.11 per 1,000 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 4.77 per 1,000 live births | 4.35 per 1,000 live births | 0.42 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.18 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 0.48 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, New Zealand or Poland?
- New Zealand, at 4 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 per 1,000 live births in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between New Zealand and Poland?
- 0.4 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 mortality rate, infant?
- New Zealand ranks 160th and Poland ranks 162nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.