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Maternal mortality ratio — New Zealand

Maternal mortality ratio in New Zealand in 2023 — 7 per 100k. Ranked 34 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 63.2%.

2023 7 per 100k −69.57% vs 2022
World rank 34of 194
Period maximum 23 per 100k2022
Period minimum 7 per 100k2014

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — New Zealand, 1985–20230102030198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 19 per 100k1986: 18 per 100k1987: 19 per 100k1988: 19 per 100k1989: 18 per 100k1990: 18 per 100k1991: 16 per 100k1992: 15 per 100k1993: 14 per 100k1994: 13 per 100k1995: 14 per 100k1996: 14 per 100k1997: 13 per 100k1998: 12 per 100k1999: 12 per 100k2000: 11 per 100k2001: 10 per 100k2002: 11 per 100k2003: 11 per 100k2004: 11 per 100k2005: 11 per 100k2006: 10 per 100k2007: 10 per 100k2008: 10 per 100k2009: 10 per 100k2010: 10 per 100k2011: 10 per 100k2012: 9 per 100k2013: 8 per 100k2014: 7 per 100k2015: 8 per 100k2016: 8 per 100k2017: 8 per 100k2018: 7 per 100k2019: 8 per 100k2020: 8 per 100k2021: 8 per 100k2022: 23 per 100k2023: 7 per 100k
Change over the period: −12 (−63.16%) Average annual rate: -2.59 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 7 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
East Asia & Pacific 66 per 100k
Australia and New Zealand computed 3 per 100k
High-income countries computed 9 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 7 −16 −69.57%
2022 23 +15 +187.5%
2021 8 +0 +0%
2020 8 +0 +0%
2019 8 +1 +14.29%
2018 7 −1 −12.5%
2017 8 +0 +0%
2016 8 +0 +0%
2015 8 +1 +14.29%
2014 7 −1 −12.5%
2013 8 −1 −11.11%
2012 9 −1 −10%
2011 10 +0 +0%
2010 10 +0 +0%
2009 10 +0 +0%
2008 10 +0 +0%
2007 10 +0 +0%
2006 10 −1 −9.09%
2005 11 +0 +0%
2004 11 +0 +0%
2003 11 +0 +0%
2002 11 +1 +10%
2001 10 −1 −9.09%
2000 11 −1 −8.33%
1999 12 +0 +0%
1998 12 −1 −7.69%
1997 13 −1 −7.14%
1996 14 +0 +0%
1995 14 +1 +7.69%
1994 13 −1 −7.14%
1993 14 −1 −6.67%
1992 15 −1 −6.25%
1991 16 −2 −11.11%
1990 18 +0 +0%
1989 18 −1 −5.26%
1988 19 +0 +0%
1987 19 +1 +5.56%
1986 18 −1 −5.26%
1985 19 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 2 NZ New Zealand 7
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About the indicator

The number of women who died during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of its end from causes related to pregnancy, per 100,000 live births. The gap between countries exceeds a hundredfold and is almost entirely explained by the availability of skilled attendance at birth and of emergency obstetric care.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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