New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
New Zealand
4.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
4.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
160th
United Kingdom rank
160th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.7 per 1,000 live births against 4.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 160th and United Kingdom ranks 160th of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.95 per 1,000 live births | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | 0.05 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 18.49 per 1,000 live births | 18.19 per 1,000 live births | 0.3 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 13.85 per 1,000 live births | 11.77 per 1,000 live births | 2.08 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 7.59 per 1,000 live births | 1.51 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 6.74 per 1,000 live births | 6.02 per 1,000 live births | 0.72 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 4.62 per 1,000 live births | 1.08 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.94 per 1,000 live births | 4.52 per 1,000 live births | 0.42 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, New Zealand or United Kingdom?
- New Zealand, at 4.7 per 1,000 live births against 4.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between New Zealand and United Kingdom?
- 0 per 1,000 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- New Zealand ranks 160th and United Kingdom ranks 160th 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.