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

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

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

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.

New Zealand vs Ukraine: Lifetime risk of maternal death

New Zealand

0.0%

in 2023

Ukraine

0.0%

in 2023

New Zealand rank

153rd

Ukraine rank

150th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

New Zealand
Ukraine

How they compare

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

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

New Zealand ranks 153rd and Ukraine ranks 150th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	Ukraine
1990s	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	Ukraine
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Ukraine
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Ukraine
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, New Zealand or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 0.0% against 0.0% in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between New Zealand and Ukraine?: 0.0%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Ukraine?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Ukraine rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: New Zealand ranks 153rd and Ukraine ranks 150th 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.