Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 7 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in New Zealand, 1985β2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 7 for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 69.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in New Zealand peaked at 23 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2014.
That places New Zealand 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6 | 18 | 19 | 5 |
| 1990s | 14.1 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5 | 7 | 23 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More gender data for New Zealand
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 29,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 30,780 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in New Zealand?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in New Zealand was 7 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2022.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2014.
- How does New Zealand rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- New Zealand ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.