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Children died before five per woman in New Zealand

New Zealand: Children died before five per woman was 0.0091 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0091
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
156th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.07
in 1875
All-time low
0.0089
in 2021
Years of data
163
1862–2024

Children died before five per woman in New Zealand, 1862–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in New Zealand is 0.0091, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in New Zealand peaked at 1.07 in 1875 and was at its lowest, 0.0089, 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 died before five per woman in New Zealand, year by year

Year Value Change
1862 0.5587 —
1863 0.8203 +46.8%
1864 0.9627 +17.4%
1865 0.9247 -3.9%
1866 0.8583 -7.2%
1867 0.8226 -4.2%
1868 0.8022 -2.5%
1869 0.8168 +1.8%
1870 0.7743 -5.2%
1871 0.648 -16.3%
1872 0.7896 +21.9%
1873 0.8565 +8.5%
1874 0.8912 +4.0%
1875 1.07 +19.7%
1876 0.8653 -18.9%
1877 0.7354 -15.0%
1878 0.678 -7.8%
1879 0.876 +29.2%
1880 0.7456 -14.9%
1881 0.686 -8.0%
1882 0.6382 -7.0%
1883 0.7613 +19.3%
1884 0.5387 -29.2%
1885 0.5953 +10.5%
1886 0.6465 +8.6%
1887 0.5949 -8.0%
1888 0.4118 -30.8%
1889 0.4514 +9.6%
1890 0.4413 -2.2%
1891 0.5173 +17.2%
1892 0.4827 -6.7%
1893 0.471 -2.4%
1894 0.4225 -10.3%
1895 0.4583 +8.5%
1896 0.3833 -16.4%
1897 0.3486 -9.1%
1898 0.3923 +12.5%
1899 0.4785 +22.0%
1900 0.3608 -24.6%
1901 0.3478 -3.6%
1902 0.4126 +18.6%
1903 0.4121 -0.1%
1904 0.3557 -13.7%
1905 0.3416 -3.9%
1906 0.3058 -10.5%
1907 0.4737 +54.9%
1908 0.3444 -27.3%
1909 0.3083 -10.5%
1910 0.3285 +6.6%
1911 0.261 -20.5%
1912 0.2389 -8.5%
1913 0.2789 +16.7%
1914 0.2342 -16.0%
1915 0.2281 -2.6%
1916 0.2342 +2.7%
1917 0.216 -7.8%
1918 0.1971 -8.7%
1919 0.1674 -15.1%
1920 0.2261 +35.1%
1921 0.1965 -13.1%
1922 0.1678 -14.6%
1923 0.1672 -0.4%
1924 0.1477 -11.7%
1925 0.1615 +9.4%
1926 0.1604 -0.7%
1927 0.1587 -1.1%
1928 0.1339 -15.6%
1929 0.1195 -10.7%
1930 0.1216 +1.8%
1931 0.12 -1.3%
1932 0.1168 -2.7%
1933 0.1144 -2.1%
1934 0.1172 +2.5%
1935 0.1224 +4.4%
1936 0.1271 +3.9%
1937 0.1257 -1.1%
1938 0.1697 +35.1%
1939 0.1462 -13.8%
1940 0.142 -2.9%
1941 0.1645 +15.8%
1942 0.1453 -11.7%
1943 0.1416 -2.6%
1944 0.153 +8.1%
1945 0.1451 -5.1%
1946 0.1454 +0.2%
1947 0.1385 -4.8%
1948 0.1294 -6.6%
1949 0.127 -1.9%
1950 0.1261 -0.7%
1951 0.125 -0.9%
1952 0.1242 -0.6%
1953 0.1205 -3.0%
1954 0.1214 +0.7%
1955 0.1216 +0.2%
1956 0.122 +0.4%
1957 0.1211 -0.8%
1958 0.1209 -0.2%
1959 0.1199 -0.8%
1960 0.1179 -1.6%
1961 0.1154 -2.1%
1962 0.1079 -6.6%
1963 0.1002 -7.1%
1964 0.0906 -9.6%
1965 0.0819 -9.6%
1966 0.0769 -6.1%
1967 0.0739 -3.9%
1968 0.0721 -2.3%
1969 0.0695 -3.7%
1970 0.0659 -5.1%
1971 0.0645 -2.1%
1972 0.0595 -7.8%
1973 0.0534 -10.2%
1974 0.0486 -9.0%
1975 0.0434 -10.7%
1976 0.0403 -7.2%
1977 0.0379 -6.0%
1978 0.0345 -8.9%
1979 0.034 -1.4%
1980 0.0318 -6.5%
1981 0.0306 -3.8%
1982 0.029 -5.2%
1983 0.0279 -3.8%
1984 0.0273 -2.0%
1985 0.0266 -2.5%
1986 0.0262 -1.5%
1987 0.0262 -0.2%
1988 0.0259 -1.0%
1989 0.025 -3.7%
1990 0.0243 -2.9%
1991 0.0221 -8.8%
1992 0.0206 -6.7%
1993 0.0194 -5.8%
1994 0.0181 -7.1%
1995 0.0173 -4.2%
1996 0.0165 -4.7%
1997 0.0159 -3.8%
1998 0.0149 -6.3%
1999 0.0149 +0.6%
2000 0.0146 -2.3%
2001 0.0141 -3.2%
2002 0.0133 -5.9%
2003 0.0133 -0.2%
2004 0.0133 +0.3%
2005 0.013 -2.4%
2006 0.0131 +0.8%
2007 0.0139 +6.4%
2008 0.0139 -0.1%
2009 0.0134 -3.6%
2010 0.0134 +0.1%
2011 0.0128 -4.8%
2012 0.0125 -2.0%
2013 0.0118 -6.2%
2014 0.0111 -5.8%
2015 0.0112 +0.7%
2016 0.0104 -7.1%
2017 0.0102 -1.4%
2018 0.0092 -10.3%
2019 0.0097 +5.4%
2020 0.0092 -5.0%
2021 0.0089 -2.6%
2022 0.0096 +6.8%
2023 0.0093 -2.5%
2024 0.0091 -2.9%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.0091 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.0091 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0408, 22% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1907 +54.9% 0.3058 0.4737
1863 +46.8% 0.5587 0.8203
1920 +35.1% 0.1674 0.2261
1938 +35.1% 0.1257 0.1697

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 0.8208 0.5587 0.9627 8
1870s 0.8181 0.648 1.07 10
1880s 0.607 0.4118 0.7613 10
1890s 0.4396 0.3486 0.5173 10
1900s 0.3663 0.3058 0.4737 10
1910s 0.2384 0.1674 0.3285 10
1920s 0.1639 0.1195 0.2261 10
1930s 0.1281 0.1144 0.1697 10
1940s 0.1432 0.127 0.1645 10
1950s 0.1223 0.1199 0.1261 10
1960s 0.0906 0.0695 0.1179 10
1970s 0.0482 0.034 0.0659 10
1980s 0.0276 0.025 0.0318 10
1990s 0.0184 0.0149 0.0243 10
2000s 0.0136 0.013 0.0146 10
2010s 0.0112 0.0092 0.0134 10
2020s 0.0092 0.0089 0.0096 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 153 Bulgaria 0.0095 compare
  2. 154 Russia 0.0093 compare
  3. 155 Israel 0.0093 compare
  4. 157 Serbia 0.0089 compare
  5. 158 United Kingdom 0.0088 compare
  6. 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0086 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in New Zealand?
Children died before five per woman in New Zealand was 0.0091 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 1875.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 in 2021.
How does New Zealand rank for children died before five per woman?
New Zealand ranks 156th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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