New Zealand - Maternal Mortality Ratio 2023
7.00
−16.00 from 2022
New Zealand's maternal mortality ratio was 7.00 in 2023, decreased +16.00 from 23.00 in 2022. This was the 37th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2023▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Belarus | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Norway | 1.00 | -66.7% |
| 3rd | Australia | 2.00 | -50.0% |
| 4th | Israel | 2.00 | -33.3% |
| 5th | Poland | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 6th | United Arab Emirates | 3.00 | 50.0% |
| 7th | Czechia | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Spain | 3.00 | -25.0% |
| 9th | Croatia | 3.00 | -50.0% |
| 10th | Iceland | 3.00 | -40.0% |
| 11th | Japan | 3.00 | -40.0% |
| 12th | North Macedonia | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Slovenia | 3.00 | -80.0% |
| 14th | Belgium | 4.00 | -63.6% |
| 15th | Germany | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Denmark | 4.00 | -33.3% |
| 17th | Ireland | 4.00 | -42.9% |
| 18th | Korea | 4.00 | -42.9% |
| 19th | Netherlands | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 20th | Qatar | 4.00 | -50.0% |
| 21st | Slovak Republic | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 22nd | Sweden | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 23rd | Switzerland | 5.00 | 25.0% |
| 24th | Estonia | 5.00 | -28.6% |
| 25th | Greece | 5.00 | -50.0% |
| 26th | Monaco | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Turkmenistan | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 28th | European Union | 5.00 | -28.6% |
| 29th | Austria | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 30th | Bulgaria | 6.00 | -40.0% |
| 31st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.00 | -50.0% |
| 32nd | Italy | 6.00 | -40.0% |
| 33rd | Montenegro | 6.00 | -53.8% |
| 34th | Singapore | 6.00 | -82.4% |
| 35th | Albania | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 36th | France | 7.00 | -22.2% |
| 37th | New Zealand | 7.00 | -69.6% |
| 38th | Saudi Arabia | 7.00 | -22.2% |
| 39th | Finland | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 40th | United Kingdom | 8.00 | -46.7% |
| 41st | Kuwait | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 42nd | Lithuania | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 43rd | Malta | 8.00 | -20.0% |
| 44th | San Marino | 8.00 | -63.6% |
| 45th | Russian Federation | 9.00 | -30.8% |
| 46th | Chile | 10.00 | -16.7% |
| 47th | Kazakhstan | 10.00 | -28.6% |
| 48th | Andorra | 11.00 | -35.3% |
| 49th | Luxembourg | 11.00 | 83.3% |
| 50th | Puerto Rico (US) | 11.00 | -80.0% |
| 51st | Serbia | 11.00 | -21.4% |
| 52nd | Canada | 12.00 | -20.0% |
| 53rd | Hungary | 12.00 | -14.3% |
| 54th | Romania | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 55th | Oman | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 56th | Cyprus | 14.00 | -73.6% |
| 57th | Tajikistan | 14.00 | 0.0% |
| 58th | Lebanon | 15.00 | 0.0% |
| 59th | Portugal | 15.00 | -6.3% |
| 60th | Türkiye | 15.00 | -28.6% |
| 61st | Ukraine | 15.00 | -6.3% |
| 62nd | Uruguay | 15.00 | -25.0% |
| 63rd | China | 16.00 | -11.1% |
| 64th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 16.00 | -23.8% |
| 65th | West Bank and Gaza | 16.00 | -5.9% |
| 66th | Bahrain | 17.00 | 240.0% |
| 67th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 17.00 | -29.2% |
| 68th | United States | 17.00 | -15.0% |
| 69th | Azerbaijan | 18.00 | -43.8% |
| 70th | Sri Lanka | 18.00 | -18.2% |
| 71st | Armenia | 19.00 | -29.6% |
| 72nd | Latvia | 19.00 | -34.5% |
| 73rd | Moldova | 19.00 | 0.0% |
| 74th | Georgia | 20.00 | -9.1% |
| 75th | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.00 | -4.8% |
| 76th | Costa Rica | 24.00 | -11.1% |
| 77th | Malaysia | 26.00 | -31.6% |
| 78th | Uzbekistan | 26.00 | -3.7% |
| 79th | Fiji | 30.00 | -6.3% |
| 80th | Jordan | 31.00 | -11.4% |
| 81st | Maldives | 32.00 | -5.9% |
| 82nd | Argentina | 33.00 | -15.4% |
| 83rd | Thailand | 34.00 | -69.6% |
| 84th | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.00 | -2.8% |
| 85th | Barbados | 35.00 | -7.9% |
| 86th | Cuba | 35.00 | -14.6% |
| 87th | Brunei Darussalam | 36.00 | -59.1% |
| 88th | Dominica | 36.00 | -18.2% |
| 89th | Tunisia | 36.00 | -5.3% |
| 90th | Panama | 37.00 | -7.5% |
| 91st | El Salvador | 39.00 | 0.0% |
| 92nd | Cabo Verde | 40.00 | -4.8% |
| 93rd | Mongolia | 41.00 | 0.0% |
| 94th | Kyrgyz Republic | 42.00 | -4.5% |
| 95th | Mexico | 42.00 | -6.7% |
| 96th | Seychelles | 42.00 | -52.8% |
| 97th | St. Lucia | 44.00 | -8.3% |
| 98th | Bhutan | 47.00 | -4.1% |
| 99th | Honduras | 47.00 | -2.1% |
| 100th | Grenada | 48.00 | -4.0% |
| 101st | Viet Nam | 48.00 | -2.0% |
| 102nd | Peru | 51.00 | -37.0% |
| 103rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.00 | 80.0% |
| 104th | Ecuador | 55.00 | -20.3% |
| 105th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.00 | 0.0% |
| 106th | Paraguay | 58.00 | -25.6% |
| 107th | Colombia | 59.00 | -20.3% |
| 108th | Libya | 59.00 | -1.7% |
| 109th | Nicaragua | 60.00 | -1.6% |
| 110th | Algeria | 62.00 | -3.1% |
| 111th | Iraq | 66.00 | 11.9% |
| 112th | Mauritius | 66.00 | 8.2% |
| 113th | Belize | 67.00 | -39.1% |
| 114th | Brazil | 67.00 | -35.6% |
| 115th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 67.00 | 0.0% |
| 116th | Tonga | 67.00 | -6.9% |
| 117th | Morocco | 70.00 | -1.4% |
| 118th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 74.00 | -25.3% |
| 119th | Guyana | 75.00 | -9.6% |
| 120th | São Tomé and Principe | 75.00 | -8.5% |
| 121st | Bahamas, The | 76.00 | -5.0% |
| 122nd | India | 80.00 | -11.1% |
| 123rd | Kiribati | 80.00 | -7.0% |
| 124th | Philippines | 84.00 | -8.7% |
| 125th | Suriname | 84.00 | -4.5% |
| 126th | Zambia | 85.00 | -4.5% |
| 127th | Palau | 89.00 | -26.4% |
| 128th | Guatemala | 94.00 | -3.1% |
| 129th | Mozambique | 99.00 | -4.8% |
| 130th | Vanuatu | 100.00 | -4.8% |
| 131st | Samoa | 101.00 | -8.2% |
| 132nd | Lao PDR | 112.00 | -6.7% |
| 133rd | Bangladesh | 115.00 | -12.2% |
| 134th | Eswatini | 118.00 | 5.4% |
| 135th | Yemen, Republic of | 118.00 | -5.6% |
| 136th | South Africa | 118.00 | -8.5% |
| 137th | Solomon Islands | 123.00 | -2.4% |
| 138th | Dominican Republic | 124.00 | 0.0% |
| 139th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 129.00 | -10.4% |
| 140th | Jamaica | 130.00 | -5.8% |
| 141st | Cambodia | 137.00 | -13.8% |
| 142nd | Namibia | 139.00 | 9.4% |
| 143rd | Indonesia | 140.00 | -5.4% |
| 144th | Nepal | 142.00 | 2.2% |
| 145th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 146.00 | -11.0% |
| 146th | Kenya | 149.00 | -3.9% |
| 147th | Botswana | 155.00 | 29.2% |
| 148th | Marshall Islands | 155.00 | -10.9% |
| 149th | Pakistan | 155.00 | -3.1% |
| 150th | Djibouti | 162.00 | -6.9% |
| 151st | Tuvalu | 170.00 | -22.7% |
| 152nd | Uganda | 170.00 | -7.6% |
| 153rd | Equatorial Guinea | 174.00 | -4.9% |
| 154th | Comoros | 179.00 | -3.8% |
| 155th | Angola | 183.00 | -1.1% |
| 156th | Myanmar | 185.00 | -4.1% |
| 157th | Papua New Guinea | 189.00 | 0.0% |
| 158th | Timor-Leste | 192.00 | -18.3% |
| 159th | Malawi | 225.00 | -5.9% |
| 160th | Rwanda | 229.00 | -2.1% |
| 161st | Gabon | 233.00 | 7.9% |
| 162nd | Ghana | 234.00 | -2.1% |
| 163rd | Senegal | 237.00 | 3.9% |
| 164th | Congo, Republic of | 241.00 | 0.0% |
| 165th | Burkina Faso | 242.00 | -23.4% |
| 166th | Sudan | 256.00 | -2.7% |
| 167th | Cameroon | 258.00 | -6.5% |
| 168th | Nauru | 273.00 | -13.9% |
| 169th | Tanzania | 276.00 | 81.6% |
| 170th | Eritrea | 291.00 | -3.3% |
| 171st | Haiti | 328.00 | -0.9% |
| 172nd | Togo | 349.00 | -3.6% |
| 173rd | Niger | 350.00 | -3.0% |
| 174th | Gambia, The | 354.00 | -3.0% |
| 175th | Sierra Leone | 354.00 | -4.3% |
| 176th | Zimbabwe | 358.00 | -2.7% |
| 177th | Côte d'Ivoire | 359.00 | -12.2% |
| 178th | Mali | 367.00 | -3.7% |
| 179th | Mauritania | 381.00 | -1.0% |
| 180th | Burundi | 392.00 | -4.9% |
| 181st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 427.00 | -6.4% |
| 182nd | Madagascar | 445.00 | 1.4% |
| 183rd | Lesotho | 478.00 | 0.2% |
| 184th | Guinea | 494.00 | -1.2% |
| 185th | Guinea-Bissau | 505.00 | -6.3% |
| 186th | Benin | 518.00 | -5.3% |
| 187th | Afghanistan | 521.00 | -5.4% |
| 188th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 563.00 | -9.5% |
| 189th | Liberia | 628.00 | -0.9% |
| 190th | Central African Republic | 692.00 | -17.7% |
| 191st | South Sudan | 692.00 | -1.7% |
| 192nd | Chad | 748.00 | -3.5% |
| 193rd | Nigeria | 993.00 | -2.3% |
FAQ
What was New Zealand's maternal mortality ratio in 2023?▾
New Zealand's maternal mortality ratio in 2023 was 7.00. This ranked 37th globally.
How did New Zealand's maternal mortality ratio change in 2023?▾
New Zealand's maternal mortality ratio decreased by 69.6% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2023?▾
Nigeria had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2023 at 993.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of New Zealand in 2023?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of New Zealand in 2023 was 7.00. This ranked 37th globally.
How does 2023 compare to 2022 for New Zealand's maternal mortality ratio?▾
New Zealand's maternal mortality ratio went from 23.00 in 2022 to 7.00 in 2023, a 69.6% decrease.
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