Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — New Zealand

Under-five mortality rate in New Zealand in 2024 — 4.7 per 1,000. Ranked 36 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 83.1%.

2024 4.7 per 1,000 −4.08% vs 2023
World rank 36of 196
Period maximum 27.8 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 4.7 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — New Zealand, 1960–2024010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 27.8 per 1,0001962: 25.8 per 1,0001964: 23.9 per 1,0001966: 22.5 per 1,0001968: 21.6 per 1,0001970: 20.8 per 1,0001972: 19.8 per 1,0001974: 18.8 per 1,0001976: 17.7 per 1,0001978: 16.6 per 1,0001980: 15.6 per 1,0001982: 14.8 per 1,0001984: 14.1 per 1,0001986: 13.4 per 1,0001988: 12.4 per 1,0001990: 11.2 per 1,0001992: 10 per 1,0001994: 9.1 per 1,0001996: 8.4 per 1,0001998: 7.8 per 1,0002000: 7.4 per 1,0002002: 7 per 1,0002004: 6.7 per 1,0002006: 6.5 per 1,0002008: 6.4 per 1,0002010: 6.2 per 1,0002012: 6 per 1,0002014: 5.8 per 1,0002016: 5.5 per 1,0002018: 5.3 per 1,0002020: 5.1 per 1,0002022: 5 per 1,0002024: 4.7 per 1,000
Change over the period: −23.1 (−83.09%) Average annual rate: -2.74 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 4.7 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 13.2 per 1,000
Australia and New Zealand computed 3.8 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 4.7 −0.2 −4.08%
2023 4.9 −0.1 −2%
2022 5 +0 +0%
2021 5 −0.1 −1.96%
2020 5.1 −0.1 −1.92%
2019 5.2 −0.1 −1.89%
2018 5.3 −0.1 −1.85%
2017 5.4 −0.1 −1.82%
2016 5.5 −0.1 −1.79%
2015 5.6 −0.2 −3.45%
2014 5.8 −0.1 −1.69%
2013 5.9 −0.1 −1.67%
2012 6 −0.1 −1.64%
2011 6.1 −0.1 −1.61%
2010 6.2 −0.1 −1.59%
2009 6.3 −0.1 −1.56%
2008 6.4 +0 +0%
2007 6.4 −0.1 −1.54%
2006 6.5 −0.1 −1.52%
2005 6.6 −0.1 −1.49%
2004 6.7 −0.2 −2.9%
2003 6.9 −0.1 −1.43%
2002 7 −0.2 −2.78%
2001 7.2 −0.2 −2.7%
2000 7.4 −0.2 −2.63%
1999 7.6 −0.2 −2.56%
1998 7.8 −0.3 −3.7%
1997 8.1 −0.3 −3.57%
1996 8.4 −0.3 −3.45%
1995 8.7 −0.4 −4.4%
1994 9.1 −0.4 −4.21%
1993 9.5 −0.5 −5%
1992 10 −0.6 −5.66%
1991 10.6 −0.6 −5.36%
1990 11.2 −0.6 −5.08%
1989 11.8 −0.6 −4.84%
1988 12.4 −0.5 −3.88%
1987 12.9 −0.5 −3.73%
1986 13.4 −0.4 −2.9%
1985 13.8 −0.3 −2.13%
1984 14.1 −0.4 −2.76%
1983 14.5 −0.3 −2.03%
1982 14.8 −0.4 −2.63%
1981 15.2 −0.4 −2.56%
1980 15.6 −0.5 −3.11%
1979 16.1 −0.5 −3.01%
1978 16.6 −0.5 −2.92%
1977 17.1 −0.6 −3.39%
1976 17.7 −0.6 −3.28%
1975 18.3 −0.5 −2.66%
1974 18.8 −0.6 −3.09%
1973 19.4 −0.4 −2.02%
1972 19.8 −0.5 −2.46%
1971 20.3 −0.5 −2.4%
1970 20.8 −0.4 −1.89%
1969 21.2 −0.4 −1.85%
1968 21.6 −0.4 −1.82%
1967 22 −0.5 −2.22%
1966 22.5 −0.6 −2.6%
1965 23.1 −0.8 −3.35%
1964 23.9 −0.9 −3.63%
1963 24.8 −1 −3.88%
1962 25.8 −1 −3.73%
1961 26.8 −1 −3.6%
1960 27.8

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 3.6 NZ New Zealand 4.7

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.