New Zealand - Infant Mortality Rate 2018
4.4
−0.1 from 2017
New Zealand's infant mortality rate was 4.4 in 2018, decreased +0.1 from 4.5 in 2017. This was the 39th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2018▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Marino | 1.7 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Finland | 1.9 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Japan | 1.9 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Estonia | 2.0 | -9.1% |
| 5th | Iceland | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Norway | 2.0 | -4.8% |
| 7th | Slovenia | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Luxembourg | 2.1 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Singapore | 2.1 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Sweden | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 11th | Cyprus | 2.5 | 4.2% |
| 12th | Czechia | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 13th | Belarus | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 14th | Monaco | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 15th | Spain | 2.7 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Italy | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 17th | Korea | 2.7 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Montenegro | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 19th | Andorra | 2.9 | -6.5% |
| 20th | Israel | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 21st | Portugal | 2.9 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Austria | 3.0 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Ireland | 3.0 | 0.0% |
| 24th | Australia | 3.2 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Germany | 3.2 | 0.0% |
| 26th | Belgium | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 27th | France | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 28th | European Union | 3.3 | -1.9% |
| 29th | Denmark | 3.4 | 0.0% |
| 30th | Lithuania | 3.5 | -7.9% |
| 31st | Netherlands | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Switzerland | 3.6 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Greece | 3.6 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Hungary | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 35th | Latvia | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 36th | United Kingdom | 3.8 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Poland | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 38th | Croatia | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 39th | New Zealand | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 40th | Canada | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 41st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 42nd | Serbia | 5.0 | -2.0% |
| 43rd | Slovak Republic | 5.0 | 0.0% |
| 44th | Russian Federation | 5.1 | -8.9% |
| 45th | Cuba | 5.2 | 4.0% |
| 46th | United Arab Emirates | 5.3 | -5.4% |
| 47th | Malta | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 48th | Qatar | 5.6 | -5.1% |
| 49th | United States | 5.6 | 0.0% |
| 50th | Bulgaria | 5.8 | -4.9% |
| 51st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.9 | -1.7% |
| 52nd | Romania | 6.0 | -7.7% |
| 53rd | Saudi Arabia | 6.1 | -6.2% |
| 54th | Chile | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 55th | Bahrain | 6.4 | 1.6% |
| 56th | China | 6.4 | -8.6% |
| 57th | Sri Lanka | 6.5 | -3.0% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 6.5 | -4.4% |
| 59th | Malaysia | 6.7 | 0.0% |
| 60th | Maldives | 6.9 | -6.8% |
| 61st | North Macedonia | 7.2 | -15.3% |
| 62nd | Kuwait | 7.6 | 0.0% |
| 63rd | Albania | 7.8 | 1.3% |
| 64th | Costa Rica | 7.8 | 1.3% |
| 65th | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 66th | Kazakhstan | 8.2 | -2.4% |
| 67th | Georgia | 8.4 | -1.2% |
| 68th | Ukraine | 8.5 | -2.3% |
| 69th | Brunei Darussalam | 8.6 | 0.0% |
| 70th | Oman | 8.8 | -1.1% |
| 71st | Tonga | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 9.2 | -2.1% |
| 73rd | Thailand | 9.4 | -2.1% |
| 74th | Libya | 9.5 | -3.1% |
| 75th | Türkiye | 9.5 | -4.0% |
| 76th | Kosovo | 10.8 | -6.1% |
| 77th | Barbados | 10.9 | -2.7% |
| 78th | El Salvador | 11.1 | -3.5% |
| 79th | Armenia | 11.2 | -4.3% |
| 80th | Belize | 11.7 | -3.3% |
| 81st | Ecuador | 11.9 | -2.5% |
| 82nd | Bahamas, The | 12.0 | -0.8% |
| 83rd | São Tomé and Principe | 12.0 | -7.0% |
| 84th | Lebanon | 12.3 | 4.2% |
| 85th | Nauru | 12.3 | -8.9% |
| 86th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.5 | -3.8% |
| 87th | Mexico | 12.6 | -3.1% |
| 88th | Colombia | 12.7 | -3.8% |
| 89th | Nicaragua | 12.7 | -4.5% |
| 90th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.8 | -5.9% |
| 91st | Brazil | 13.1 | -1.5% |
| 92nd | Panama | 13.1 | -2.2% |
| 93rd | British Virgin Islands | 13.3 | -2.2% |
| 94th | Mongolia | 13.5 | -4.9% |
| 95th | Seychelles | 13.5 | 0.7% |
| 96th | Mauritius | 13.6 | 3.0% |
| 97th | Moldova | 13.8 | -0.7% |
| 98th | Cabo Verde | 14.0 | -6.7% |
| 99th | Jordan | 14.0 | -2.1% |
| 100th | West Bank and Gaza | 14.1 | -4.1% |
| 101st | Peru | 14.3 | -0.7% |
| 102nd | Samoa | 14.3 | -1.4% |
| 103rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 14.8 | -3.9% |
| 104th | Viet Nam | 15.0 | -1.3% |
| 105th | Vanuatu | 15.0 | -0.7% |
| 106th | Tunisia | 15.1 | -2.6% |
| 107th | St. Lucia | 15.2 | -1.3% |
| 108th | Uzbekistan | 15.5 | -5.5% |
| 109th | Honduras | 15.6 | -3.1% |
| 110th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.2 | -1.8% |
| 111th | Grenada | 16.6 | 1.2% |
| 112th | Kyrgyz Republic | 16.7 | -4.6% |
| 113th | Azerbaijan | 17.6 | -5.9% |
| 114th | Suriname | 17.6 | -2.8% |
| 115th | Jamaica | 17.7 | 0.6% |
| 116th | Paraguay | 17.7 | -3.3% |
| 117th | Morocco | 18.7 | -4.6% |
| 118th | Solomon Islands | 18.7 | -2.1% |
| 119th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 19.1 | -3.5% |
| 120th | Fiji | 19.2 | 6.7% |
| 121st | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.3 | -2.0% |
| 122nd | Palau | 19.8 | 2.1% |
| 123rd | Indonesia | 19.9 | -3.9% |
| 124th | Tuvalu | 20.1 | -3.4% |
| 125th | Algeria | 21.0 | -1.4% |
| 126th | Guatemala | 21.0 | -3.2% |
| 127th | Bhutan | 21.8 | -3.5% |
| 128th | Philippines | 22.6 | 0.9% |
| 129th | Tajikistan | 23.4 | -1.3% |
| 130th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.9 | -3.6% |
| 131st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 24.3 | -2.8% |
| 132nd | Iraq | 24.4 | -2.8% |
| 133rd | Cambodia | 24.4 | -3.9% |
| 134th | Syrian Arab Republic | 24.5 | 0.0% |
| 135th | Bangladesh | 26.3 | -4.0% |
| 136th | South Africa | 26.3 | -3.7% |
| 137th | Marshall Islands | 27.2 | -2.5% |
| 138th | Guyana | 27.8 | -2.8% |
| 139th | Nepal | 28.5 | -4.7% |
| 140th | Eritrea | 29.6 | -3.3% |
| 141st | Dominica | 29.7 | 3.1% |
| 142nd | Gabon | 30.7 | -3.2% |
| 143rd | Dominican Republic | 31.2 | -0.3% |
| 144th | India | 31.3 | -5.2% |
| 145th | Congo, Republic of | 32.0 | -2.7% |
| 146th | Rwanda | 32.2 | -1.2% |
| 147th | Uganda | 32.9 | -4.9% |
| 148th | Ghana | 33.9 | -3.4% |
| 149th | Turkmenistan | 34.1 | -0.3% |
| 150th | Malawi | 34.5 | -4.4% |
| 151st | Senegal | 35.7 | -1.9% |
| 152nd | Mauritania | 35.8 | -2.5% |
| 153rd | Tanzania | 36.0 | -4.5% |
| 154th | Burundi | 37.0 | -3.6% |
| 155th | Papua New Guinea | 37.1 | -2.9% |
| 156th | Zambia | 37.5 | -3.4% |
| 157th | Kenya | 37.8 | -1.8% |
| 158th | Yemen, Republic of | 39.6 | -0.3% |
| 159th | Gambia, The | 39.7 | -3.2% |
| 160th | Myanmar | 40.2 | -3.4% |
| 161st | Comoros | 40.3 | -1.7% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | 40.7 | -2.2% |
| 163rd | Togo | 41.4 | -3.0% |
| 164th | Lao PDR | 41.9 | -3.7% |
| 165th | Kiribati | 42.8 | 0.0% |
| 166th | Botswana | 43.2 | -2.5% |
| 167th | Madagascar | 44.2 | 0.7% |
| 168th | Angola | 45.3 | -3.6% |
| 169th | Sudan | 45.3 | -2.6% |
| 170th | Namibia | 45.7 | -1.3% |
| 171st | Haiti | 46.3 | -2.5% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 47.4 | -3.7% |
| 173rd | Cameroon | 48.1 | -3.2% |
| 174th | Eswatini | 48.5 | -5.8% |
| 175th | Guinea-Bissau | 50.0 | -3.3% |
| 176th | Mozambique | 50.6 | -1.7% |
| 177th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 51.3 | -3.0% |
| 178th | Burkina Faso | 51.6 | -2.8% |
| 179th | Djibouti | 52.0 | -2.8% |
| 180th | Benin | 53.1 | -2.4% |
| 181st | Côte d'Ivoire | 54.1 | -3.0% |
| 182nd | Equatorial Guinea | 57.7 | -2.9% |
| 183rd | Pakistan | 58.5 | -3.0% |
| 184th | Afghanistan | 58.6 | -3.0% |
| 185th | Liberia | 59.4 | -2.0% |
| 186th | Lesotho | 64.9 | -4.8% |
| 187th | Mali | 65.1 | -2.3% |
| 188th | Sierra Leone | 66.3 | -3.6% |
| 189th | Nigeria | 67.4 | -1.7% |
| 190th | Chad | 67.4 | -2.6% |
| 191st | Guinea | 68.5 | -1.3% |
| 192nd | Niger | 69.4 | 0.0% |
| 193rd | Central African Republic | 74.0 | -15.3% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 85.8 | -11.3% |
| 195th | South Sudan | 91.8 | -46.9% |
FAQ
What was New Zealand's infant mortality rate in 2018?▾
New Zealand's infant mortality rate in 2018 was 4.4. This ranked 39th globally.
How did New Zealand's infant mortality rate change in 2018?▾
New Zealand's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.2% in 2018 compared to 2017.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2018?▾
South Sudan had the highest infant mortality rate in 2018 at 91.8.
What is the infant mortality rate of New Zealand in 2018?▾
The infant mortality rate of New Zealand in 2018 was 4.4. This ranked 39th globally.
How does 2018 compare to 2017 for New Zealand's infant mortality rate?▾
New Zealand's infant mortality rate went from 4.5 in 2017 to 4.4 in 2018, a 2.2% decrease.
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