Netherlands vs New Zealand: Neonatal mortality rate
Netherlands
0.2623 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
0.2672 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands rank
163rd
New Zealand rank
162nd
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.2672 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2623 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0049 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was New Zealand ahead.
Netherlands ranks 163rd and New Zealand ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0957 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.7814 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8991 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1177 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.5073 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5127 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0054 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.4044 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3754 deaths per 100 live births | 0.029 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.3428 deaths per 100 live births | 0.321 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0218 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.2675 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3185 deaths per 100 live births | 0.051 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.263 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2793 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0163 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, Netherlands or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.2672 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2623 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Netherlands and New Zealand?
- 0.0049 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and New Zealand?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and New Zealand rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Netherlands ranks 163rd and New Zealand ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .