Kuwait vs New Zealand: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Kuwait
9,387 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
New Zealand
9,363 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Kuwait rank
41st
New Zealand rank
42nd
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Kuwait
- New Zealand
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 9,387 1 in: rate varies by country against 9,363 1 in: rate varies by country in New Zealand, a difference of 24 1 in: rate varies by country.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was New Zealand ahead.
Kuwait ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,364 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,664 1 in: rate varies by country | 299.8 1 in: rate varies by country | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2,868 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,856 1 in: rate varies by country | 988.1 1 in: rate varies by country | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3,560 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,562 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,003 1 in: rate varies by country | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 6,434 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,500 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,066 1 in: rate varies by country | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 5,339 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,466 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,126 1 in: rate varies by country | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Kuwait or New Zealand?
- Kuwait, at 9,387 1 in: rate varies by country against 9,363 1 in: rate varies by country in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 24 1 in: rate varies by country, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Kuwait ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.