New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates: Mortality rate, under-5

New Zealand
4.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
4.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
160th
United Arab Emirates rank
159th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • New Zealand
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 4.8 per 1,000 live births against 4.7 per 1,000 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 160th and United Arab Emirates ranks 159th of 197 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 23.95 per 1,000 live births 153.51 per 1,000 live births 129.56 per 1,000 live births United Arab Emirates
1970s 18.49 per 1,000 live births 63.72 per 1,000 live births 45.23 per 1,000 live births United Arab Emirates
1980s 13.85 per 1,000 live births 23.32 per 1,000 live births 9.47 per 1,000 live births United Arab Emirates
1990s 9.1 per 1,000 live births 12.64 per 1,000 live births 3.54 per 1,000 live births United Arab Emirates
2000s 6.74 per 1,000 live births 9.87 per 1,000 live births 3.13 per 1,000 live births United Arab Emirates
2010s 5.7 per 1,000 live births 7.68 per 1,000 live births 1.98 per 1,000 live births United Arab Emirates
2020s 4.94 per 1,000 live births 5.32 per 1,000 live births 0.38 per 1,000 live births United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, New Zealand or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 4.8 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 United Arab Emirates?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and United Arab Emirates rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
New Zealand ranks 160th and United Arab Emirates ranks 159th 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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.