New Zealand vs Poland: Youth mortality rate
New Zealand
0.5728 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.5299 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand rank
163rd
Poland rank
165th
Youth mortality rate over time
- New Zealand
- Poland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.5728 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5299 deaths per 100 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.0429 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Poland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 163rd and Poland ranks 165th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 4.59 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7139 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5272 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.8297 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9424 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1127 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.683 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6222 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0608 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.5967 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5365 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0602 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, New Zealand or Poland?
- New Zealand, at 0.5728 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5299 deaths per 100 live births in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between New Zealand and Poland?
- 0.0429 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- New Zealand ranks 163rd and Poland ranks 165th 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 Youth 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 fifteen years, per 100 live births.