Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Australia
2.28 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
2.34 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
183rd
Australia and New Zealand rank
181st
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 2.34 per 1,000 live births against 2.28 per 1,000 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 183rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 181st of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Australia and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.26 per 1,000 live births | 3.25 per 1,000 live births | 0.0094 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.45 per 1,000 live births | 2.57 per 1,000 live births | 0.1194 per 1,000 live births | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.33 per 1,000 live births | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 0.0756 per 1,000 live births | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 2.34 per 1,000 live births against 2.28 per 1,000 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.06 per 1,000 live births, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Australia ranks 183rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 181st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.