Ireland vs New Zealand: Neonatal mortality rate
Ireland
0.2582 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
0.2672 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
165th
New Zealand rank
162nd
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Ireland
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.2672 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2582 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.009 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 165th and New Zealand ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3221 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8991 deaths per 100 live births | 0.218 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.5718 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5127 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0591 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.4299 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3754 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0544 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.3173 deaths per 100 live births | 0.321 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0037 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.2408 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3185 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0777 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.2469 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2793 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0323 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Ireland or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.2672 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2582 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Ireland and New Zealand?
- 0.009 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Ireland ranks 165th and New Zealand ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .