Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in New Zealand

New Zealand: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates was 280 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
280
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
138th
of 200 countries
All-time high
650
in 1990
All-time low
280
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in New Zealand, 1990–2024

02004006001990200720241990: 6501991: 6221992: 5901993: 5601994: 5281995: 5021996: 4811997: 4631998: 4411999: 4272000: 4182001: 4042002: 3862003: 3762004: 3792005: 3772006: 3762007: 3902008: 4002009: 3942010: 3892011: 3812012: 3682013: 3532014: 3352015: 3302016: 3262017: 3162018: 3082019: 3032020: 2982021: 2932022: 2912023: 2862024: 280

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in New Zealand stood at 280. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in New Zealand peaked at 650 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 280, in 2024.

New Zealand ranks 138th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in New Zealand, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 650
1991 622 -4.3%
1992 590 -5.1%
1993 560 -5.1%
1994 528 -5.7%
1995 502 -4.9%
1996 481 -4.2%
1997 463 -3.7%
1998 441 -4.8%
1999 427 -3.2%
2000 418 -2.1%
2001 404 -3.3%
2002 386 -4.5%
2003 376 -2.6%
2004 379 +0.8%
2005 377 -0.5%
2006 376 -0.3%
2007 390 +3.7%
2008 400 +2.6%
2009 394 -1.5%
2010 389 -1.3%
2011 381 -2.1%
2012 368 -3.4%
2013 353 -4.1%
2014 335 -5.1%
2015 330 -1.5%
2016 326 -1.2%
2017 316 -3.1%
2018 308 -2.5%
2019 303 -1.6%
2020 298 -1.7%
2021 293 -1.7%
2022 291 -0.7%
2023 286 -1.7%
2024 280 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 526.4 427 650 10
2000s 390 376 418 10
2010s 340.9 303 389 10
2020s 289.6 280 298 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 135 Hungary 319 compare
  2. 136 Trinidad and Tobago 301 compare
  3. 137 Greece 282 compare
  4. 139 Portugal 277 compare
  5. 140 Albania 264 compare
  6. 141 Austria 258 compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

More health data for New Zealand

All data for New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is under-five deaths - un igme estimates in New Zealand?
Under-five deaths - un igme estimates in New Zealand was 280 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 650 in 1990.
What is the lowest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 280 in 2024.
How does New Zealand rank for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
New Zealand ranks 138th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is under-five deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in New Zealand. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/under-five-deaths-un-igme-estimates-projection/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/under-five-deaths-un-igme-estimates-projection/new-zealand/">Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in New Zealand</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed