France vs New Zealand: Mortality rate, neonatal

France
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
2.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
France rank
155th
New Zealand rank
158th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • France
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

France currently reports 2.8 per 1,000 live births against 2.7 per 1,000 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was France ahead.

France ranks 155th and New Zealand ranks 158th of 197 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 10.95 per 1,000 live births 11 per 1,000 live births 0.05 per 1,000 live births New Zealand
1970s 7.99 per 1,000 live births 8.98 per 1,000 live births 0.99 per 1,000 live births New Zealand
1980s 4.7 per 1,000 live births 5.13 per 1,000 live births 0.43 per 1,000 live births New Zealand
1990s 3.13 per 1,000 live births 3.75 per 1,000 live births 0.62 per 1,000 live births New Zealand
2000s 2.52 per 1,000 live births 3.21 per 1,000 live births 0.69 per 1,000 live births New Zealand
2010s 2.42 per 1,000 live births 3.18 per 1,000 live births 0.76 per 1,000 live births New Zealand
2020s 2.7 per 1,000 live births 2.8 per 1,000 live births 0.1 per 1,000 live births New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, France or New Zealand?
France, at 2.8 per 1,000 live births against 2.7 per 1,000 live births in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between France and New Zealand?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do France and New Zealand rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
France ranks 155th and New Zealand ranks 158th 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, neonatal (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

Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.