New Zealand vs Russia: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
New Zealand
4.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Russia
5.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
160th
Russia rank
157th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- New Zealand
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 5.2 per 1,000 live births against 4.7 per 1,000 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 160th and Russia ranks 157th of 197 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.95 per 1,000 live births | 35.82 per 1,000 live births | 11.87 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
| 1970s | 18.49 per 1,000 live births | 27.88 per 1,000 live births | 9.39 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
| 1980s | 13.85 per 1,000 live births | 25 per 1,000 live births | 11.15 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
| 1990s | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 21.49 per 1,000 live births | 12.39 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
| 2000s | 6.74 per 1,000 live births | 14.69 per 1,000 live births | 7.95 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
| 2010s | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 8.39 per 1,000 live births | 2.69 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
| 2020s | 4.94 per 1,000 live births | 5.42 per 1,000 live births | 0.48 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, New Zealand or Russia?
- Russia, at 5.2 per 1,000 live births against 4.7 per 1,000 live births in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between New Zealand and Russia?
- 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Russia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Russia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- New Zealand ranks 160th and Russia ranks 157th 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 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.