What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Croatia and New Zealand?

0.0101 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Croatia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and New Zealand?

42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs New Zealand: Neonatal mortality rate

Croatia

0.2805 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

New Zealand

0.2704 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Croatia rank

159th

New Zealand rank

161st

Neonatal mortality rate over time

Croatia
New Zealand

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 0.2805 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.2704 Deaths per 1000 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0101 Deaths per 1000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 159th and New Zealand ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.14 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.4876 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.6558 Deaths per 1000 live births	Croatia
1990s	0.6787 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.3753 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.3034 Deaths per 1000 live births	Croatia
2000s	0.4475 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.3214 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.1261 Deaths per 1000 live births	Croatia
2010s	0.3155 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.3176 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.0021 Deaths per 1000 live births	New Zealand
2020s	0.2875 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.28 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.0076 Deaths per 1000 live births	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Croatia or New Zealand?: Croatia, at 0.2805 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.2704 Deaths per 1000 live births in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Croatia and New Zealand?: 0.0101 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and New Zealand?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Croatia and New Zealand rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Croatia ranks 159th and New Zealand ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: Deaths per 1000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.