Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in New Zealand
New Zealand: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0091 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
156th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.07 under-five deaths per woman
in 1875
All-time low
0.0089 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Years of data
163
1862–2024
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in New Zealand, 1862–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in New Zealand is 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in New Zealand peaked at 1.07 under-five deaths per woman in 1875 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman, in 2021.
New Zealand ranks 156th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1862 | 0.5587 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1863 | 0.8203 under-five deaths per woman | +46.8% |
| 1864 | 0.9627 under-five deaths per woman | +17.4% |
| 1865 | 0.9247 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 1866 | 0.8583 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1867 | 0.8226 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 1868 | 0.8022 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 1869 | 0.8168 under-five deaths per woman | +1.8% |
| 1870 | 0.7743 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1871 | 0.648 under-five deaths per woman | -16.3% |
| 1872 | 0.7896 under-five deaths per woman | +21.9% |
| 1873 | 0.8565 under-five deaths per woman | +8.5% |
| 1874 | 0.8912 under-five deaths per woman | +4.0% |
| 1875 | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | +19.7% |
| 1876 | 0.8653 under-five deaths per woman | -18.9% |
| 1877 | 0.7354 under-five deaths per woman | -15.0% |
| 1878 | 0.678 under-five deaths per woman | -7.8% |
| 1879 | 0.876 under-five deaths per woman | +29.2% |
| 1880 | 0.7456 under-five deaths per woman | -14.9% |
| 1881 | 0.686 under-five deaths per woman | -8.0% |
| 1882 | 0.6382 under-five deaths per woman | -7.0% |
| 1883 | 0.7613 under-five deaths per woman | +19.3% |
| 1884 | 0.5387 under-five deaths per woman | -29.2% |
| 1885 | 0.5953 under-five deaths per woman | +10.5% |
| 1886 | 0.6465 under-five deaths per woman | +8.6% |
| 1887 | 0.5949 under-five deaths per woman | -8.0% |
| 1888 | 0.4118 under-five deaths per woman | -30.8% |
| 1889 | 0.4514 under-five deaths per woman | +9.6% |
| 1890 | 0.4413 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1891 | 0.5173 under-five deaths per woman | +17.2% |
| 1892 | 0.4827 under-five deaths per woman | -6.7% |
| 1893 | 0.471 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1894 | 0.4225 under-five deaths per woman | -10.3% |
| 1895 | 0.4583 under-five deaths per woman | +8.5% |
| 1896 | 0.3833 under-five deaths per woman | -16.4% |
| 1897 | 0.3486 under-five deaths per woman | -9.1% |
| 1898 | 0.3923 under-five deaths per woman | +12.5% |
| 1899 | 0.4785 under-five deaths per woman | +22.0% |
| 1900 | 0.3608 under-five deaths per woman | -24.6% |
| 1901 | 0.3478 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 1902 | 0.4126 under-five deaths per woman | +18.6% |
| 1903 | 0.4121 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 0.3557 under-five deaths per woman | -13.7% |
| 1905 | 0.3416 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 1906 | 0.3058 under-five deaths per woman | -10.5% |
| 1907 | 0.4737 under-five deaths per woman | +54.9% |
| 1908 | 0.3444 under-five deaths per woman | -27.3% |
| 1909 | 0.3083 under-five deaths per woman | -10.5% |
| 1910 | 0.3285 under-five deaths per woman | +6.6% |
| 1911 | 0.261 under-five deaths per woman | -20.5% |
| 1912 | 0.2389 under-five deaths per woman | -8.5% |
| 1913 | 0.2789 under-five deaths per woman | +16.7% |
| 1914 | 0.2342 under-five deaths per woman | -16.0% |
| 1915 | 0.2281 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1916 | 0.2342 under-five deaths per woman | +2.7% |
| 1917 | 0.216 under-five deaths per woman | -7.8% |
| 1918 | 0.1971 under-five deaths per woman | -8.7% |
| 1919 | 0.1674 under-five deaths per woman | -15.1% |
| 1920 | 0.2261 under-five deaths per woman | +35.1% |
| 1921 | 0.1965 under-five deaths per woman | -13.1% |
| 1922 | 0.1678 under-five deaths per woman | -14.6% |
| 1923 | 0.1672 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 1924 | 0.1477 under-five deaths per woman | -11.7% |
| 1925 | 0.1615 under-five deaths per woman | +9.4% |
| 1926 | 0.1604 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1927 | 0.1587 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.1339 under-five deaths per woman | -15.6% |
| 1929 | 0.1195 under-five deaths per woman | -10.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1216 under-five deaths per woman | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 0.12 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1932 | 0.1168 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1933 | 0.1144 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1934 | 0.1172 under-five deaths per woman | +2.5% |
| 1935 | 0.1224 under-five deaths per woman | +4.4% |
| 1936 | 0.1271 under-five deaths per woman | +3.9% |
| 1937 | 0.1257 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1938 | 0.1697 under-five deaths per woman | +35.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1462 under-five deaths per woman | -13.8% |
| 1940 | 0.142 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 1941 | 0.1645 under-five deaths per woman | +15.8% |
| 1942 | 0.1453 under-five deaths per woman | -11.7% |
| 1943 | 0.1416 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1944 | 0.153 under-five deaths per woman | +8.1% |
| 1945 | 0.1451 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 1946 | 0.1454 under-five deaths per woman | +0.2% |
| 1947 | 0.1385 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1294 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 1949 | 0.127 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1950 | 0.1261 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1951 | 0.125 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.1242 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.1205 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1214 under-five deaths per woman | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1216 under-five deaths per woman | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.122 under-five deaths per woman | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1211 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1209 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1199 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1179 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1154 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1079 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1002 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0906 under-five deaths per woman | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0819 under-five deaths per woman | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0769 under-five deaths per woman | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0739 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0721 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0695 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0659 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0645 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0595 under-five deaths per woman | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0534 under-five deaths per woman | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0486 under-five deaths per woman | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0434 under-five deaths per woman | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0403 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0379 under-five deaths per woman | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0345 under-five deaths per woman | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.034 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0306 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.029 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0279 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0273 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0266 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0262 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0262 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0259 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.025 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0243 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0206 under-five deaths per woman | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0181 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0173 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0165 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0159 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0149 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0149 under-five deaths per woman | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0146 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0141 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0133 under-five deaths per woman | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0133 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0133 under-five deaths per woman | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.013 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0131 under-five deaths per woman | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0139 under-five deaths per woman | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0139 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0134 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0125 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0118 under-five deaths per woman | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0111 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0092 under-five deaths per woman | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0092 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0096 under-five deaths per woman | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.8208 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5587 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9627 under-five deaths per woman | 8 |
| 1870s | 0.8181 under-five deaths per woman | 0.648 under-five deaths per woman | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.607 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4118 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7613 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4396 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3486 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5173 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3663 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3058 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4737 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2384 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1674 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3285 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1639 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1195 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2261 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1281 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1144 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1697 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1432 under-five deaths per woman | 0.127 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1645 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1223 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1199 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1261 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0906 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0695 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1179 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0482 under-five deaths per woman | 0.034 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0659 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0276 under-five deaths per woman | 0.025 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0184 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0149 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0243 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman | 0.013 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0146 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0092 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0134 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0092 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0096 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 153 Bulgaria 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 154 Russian Federation 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 155 Israel 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 157 Serbia 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 158 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in New Zealand?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in New Zealand was 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 under-five deaths per woman in 1875.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- New Zealand ranks 156th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).