Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 4.08% to 4.70 in New Zealand in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in New Zealand reached an all time high of 27.9 in 1960 and an all time low of 4.70 in 2020. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Australia amounted to 3.70, 23.0 in Indonesia, 8.60 in Malaysia and 26.4 in Philippines in 2020.
New Zealand has been ranked 137th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Australia | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | 33.4 | 31.8 | 30.3 | 29.0 | 27.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 28.8 | 27.7 | 26.6 | 25.6 | 24.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 8.00 | 8.10 | 8.10 | 8.30 | 8.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 5.70 | 5.50 | 5.40 | 5.20 | 5.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 52.4 | 51.0 | 49.7 | 48.2 | 46.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 30.1 | 29.6 | 29.1 | 28.5 | 27.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.50 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Thailand | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.90 | 9.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 22.0 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.3 |
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