New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates: Child mortality rate
New Zealand
0.4738 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.4789 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
162nd
United Arab Emirates rank
161st
Child mortality rate over time
- New Zealand
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.4789 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0051 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 65 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 162nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 161st of 199 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 15.35 deaths per 100 live births | 12.95 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 6.37 deaths per 100 live births | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9477 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.9107 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3526 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9869 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3116 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.5702 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7682 deaths per 100 live births | 0.198 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.4944 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5337 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0393 deaths per 100 live births | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, New Zealand or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.4789 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0051 deaths per 100 live births, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United Arab Emirates rank globally for child mortality rate?
- New Zealand ranks 162nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 161st 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 Child 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 under five years, per 100 live births .