New Zealand—Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)
New Zealand's under-5 mortality, male (per 1,000) was 5 in 2023, ranking #158 out of 196 countries. This represents a -3.8% change from 2022. Over the past 24 years, the highest recorded value was 8.1 (2000) and the lowest was 5 (2023). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 5.3 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.6 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.8 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 6.1 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.2 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.4 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.5 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 6.7 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.8 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.9 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 7 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.1 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.2 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.3 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.4 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.6 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.7 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 7.9 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 8.1 |
Top Countries — Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 118.5 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 110.1 | 2023 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 109.6 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 107.2 | 2023 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 104.3 | 2023 |
| 6 | Guinea | 101.8 | 2023 |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 100 | 2023 |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 97.9 | 2023 |
| 9 | Mali | 95.9 | 2023 |
| 10 | Benin | 83.2 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division.