Pepi-pod Sleep Space Programme

Watch your infant survival rates.

Keep your eyes on survival rates

We keep a very close eye on the survival rates of New Zealand babies.  Every quarter, Statistics New Zealand sends us customised reports with updated infant mortality information presented by infant age, ethnicity and region of birth. As infant death rates decrease, obviously infant survival increases.


Mortality data allow us to monitor closely the twin goals of safe sleep work - survival and equality. On this page, we report post-perinatal mortality (PPNM) rates.  Post-perinatal infants are aged 7-364 days. PPNM includes all causes of death and not just sudden infant deaths or SUDI. PPNM rates are a good marker of impact on preventable infant deaths. We hope this survival watch is useful and motivating.


Updated to March 2024: 

The pattern of gradually reducing PPNM rates during 2023 has not continued. Overall PPNM rates are the same for Mar 2023 and Mar 2024, at 2.0 deaths/1000 live births.  Remember, a fall of 0.1/1000 live births means the survival of 5-6 New Zealand babies a year. Your work counts. It counts as lives protected. Please, do keep watch here.  (Archived record)

 0.3 deaths / 1000 live births = 16 infant lives protected

in 2023 compared to 2022

Mar 2024

(PPNM rates/1000 live births)

   

By health region

Northern = 2.6

Midland = 1.8

Central = 1.8

Southern = 1.3


By ethnicity

Māori = 2.8

Pacific = 2.4

Other = 1.4

All = 2.0

Dec 2023 

(PPNM rates/1000 live births)


By health region

Northern = 2.3

Midland = 1.5

Central = 2.1

Southern = 1.0


By ethnicity

Māori = 2.4

Pacific = 2.0

Other = 1.2

All = 1.8

Sep 2023

(PPNM rates/1000 live births)


By health region

Northern = 2.4

Midland = 1.5

Central = 1.8

Southern = 1.3


By ethnicity

Māori = 2.6

Pacific = 1.8

Other = 1.2

All = 1.8

Jun 2023

(PPNM rates/1000 live births)


By health region

Northern = 2.2

Midland = 1.4

Central = 2.4

Southern = 1.2


By ethnicity

Māori = 2.7

Pacific = 4.4

Other = 1.6

All = 1.9

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