Neonatal mortality wdi in New Zealand
New Zealand: Neonatal mortality wdi was 0.2672 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality wdi in New Zealand, 1968–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality wdi in New Zealand stood at 0.2672. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality wdi in New Zealand peaked at 1.11 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.2672, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 158th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.8991 | 0.6823 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5127 | 0.443 | 0.6324 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3754 | 0.3476 | 0.4354 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.321 | 0.2927 | 0.3495 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3185 | 0.2955 | 0.3343 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2793 | 0.2672 | 0.2903 | 5 |
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More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,116 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 33 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1761 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.6188 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.503 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality wdi in New Zealand?
- Neonatal mortality wdi in New Zealand was 0.2672 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 1968.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2672 in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for neonatal mortality wdi?
- New Zealand ranks 158th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality wdi rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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