France vs New Zealand: Mortality rate, under-5, male

France
4.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
5.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
France rank
163rd
New Zealand rank
162nd

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • France
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 5.1 per 1,000 live births against 4.7 per 1,000 live births in France, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 163rd and New Zealand ranks 162nd 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 26.07 per 1,000 live births 26.93 per 1,000 live births 0.86 per 1,000 live births New Zealand
1970s 17.25 per 1,000 live births 20.88 per 1,000 live births 3.63 per 1,000 live births New Zealand
1980s 12.09 per 1,000 live births 15.5 per 1,000 live births 3.41 per 1,000 live births New Zealand
1990s 7.9 per 1,000 live births 10.09 per 1,000 live births 2.19 per 1,000 live births New Zealand
2000s 5.28 per 1,000 live births 7.41 per 1,000 live births 2.13 per 1,000 live births New Zealand
2010s 4.56 per 1,000 live births 6.17 per 1,000 live births 1.61 per 1,000 live births New Zealand
2020s 4.64 per 1,000 live births 5.3 per 1,000 live births 0.66 per 1,000 live births New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, France or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 5.1 per 1,000 live births against 4.7 per 1,000 live births in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between France and New Zealand?
0.4 per 1,000 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do France and New Zealand rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
France ranks 163rd and New Zealand 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.