Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 7 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in New Zealand, 1985–2023
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.
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 19 | — |
| 1986 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23 | +187.5% |
| 2023 | 7 | -69.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8, 88% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82, 9% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +187.5% | 8 | 23 |
| 2023 | -69.6% | 23 | 7 |
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
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,499 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,499 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7305 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 39 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.