New Zealand vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, neonatal
New Zealand
2.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
2.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
158th
Switzerland rank
155th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland 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 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Switzerland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 155th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11 per 1,000 live births | 11.95 per 1,000 live births | 0.95 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 8.98 per 1,000 live births | 8.07 per 1,000 live births | 0.91 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 5.13 per 1,000 live births | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 0.53 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.75 per 1,000 live births | 3.56 per 1,000 live births | 0.19 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.21 per 1,000 live births | 3.32 per 1,000 live births | 0.11 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.18 per 1,000 live births | 2.99 per 1,000 live births | 0.19 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 0 per 1,000 live births | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, 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 New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- New Zealand ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 155th 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
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.