New Zealand vs Portugal: Death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions
New Zealand
0.1804 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Portugal
0.1747 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand rank
49th
Portugal rank
50th
Death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1804 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1747 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.0057 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Portugal ahead.
New Zealand ranks 49th and Portugal ranks 50th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.8946 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.4028 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6991 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.2088 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2202 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0114 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1344 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.094 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0404 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.1928 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0578 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.135 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.1431 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0845 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0586 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions, New Zealand or Portugal?
- New Zealand, at 0.1804 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1747 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0.0057 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions?
- New Zealand ranks 49th and Portugal ranks 50th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from maternal conditions in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.