Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, New Zealand or Serbia?

New Zealand, at 257 deaths against 250 deaths in Serbia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between New Zealand and Serbia?

7 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Serbia: Number of infants who die before age 1

New Zealand

257 deaths

in 2023

Serbia

250 deaths

in 2023

New Zealand rank

135th

Serbia rank

136th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

New Zealand
Serbia

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 257 deaths against 250 deaths in Serbia, a difference of 7 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.

New Zealand ranks 135th and Serbia ranks 136th of 236 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,383 deaths	13,154 deaths	11,771 deaths	Serbia
1960s	1,222 deaths	5,954 deaths	4,732 deaths	Serbia
1970s	874.1 deaths	3,319 deaths	2,445 deaths	Serbia
1980s	599.9 deaths	2,126 deaths	1,527 deaths	Serbia
1990s	399.6 deaths	1,115 deaths	715.3 deaths	Serbia
2000s	305 deaths	602.6 deaths	297.6 deaths	Serbia
2010s	259.1 deaths	382.3 deaths	123.2 deaths	Serbia
2020s	255.5 deaths	272.25 deaths	16.75 deaths	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, New Zealand or Serbia?: New Zealand, at 257 deaths against 250 deaths in Serbia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between New Zealand and Serbia?: 7 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Serbia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Serbia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: New Zealand ranks 135th and Serbia ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.