Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, France or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 0.0% against 0.0% in France as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs New Zealand: Lifetime risk of maternal death

France

0.0%

in 2023

New Zealand

0.0%

in 2023

France rank

155th

New Zealand rank

153rd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

France
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in France, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was New Zealand ahead.

France ranks 155th and New Zealand ranks 153rd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	New Zealand
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	New Zealand
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	New Zealand
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	France
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, France or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.0% against 0.0% in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between France and New Zealand?: 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do France and New Zealand rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: France ranks 155th and New Zealand ranks 153rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Unit: %
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.