New Zealand—Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)
New Zealand's Under-5 mortality, male (per 1,000) was 5.1 in 2024, ranking #161 out of 196 countries. This represents a -1.9% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 8.1 (2000) and the lowest was 5.1 (2024). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.3 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.6 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.7 | -1.7% |
| 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 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1 | -2.7% |
| 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 | Nigeria | 121.4 | 2024 |
| 2 | Niger | 114.9 | 2024 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 106.4 | 2024 |
| 4 | Chad | 103.2 | 2024 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 102.1 | 2024 |
| 6 | Guinea | 98.8 | 2024 |
| 7 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 97.3 | 2024 |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 96.1 | 2024 |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 95.2 | 2024 |
| 10 | Liberia | 93.4 | 2024 |
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.
Unit
per 1,000 live births