France vs New Zealand: Lifetime risk of maternal death

France
0.01
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0107
in 2023
France rank
155th
New Zealand rank
153rd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • France
  • New Zealand
0.010.020.030.04198520042023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0107 against 0.01 in France, a difference of 0.0007.

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 0.0336 0.0376 0.004 New Zealand
1990s 0.0231 0.0268 0.0037 New Zealand
2000s 0.0152 0.018 0.0028 New Zealand
2010s 0.0143 0.0137 0.0006 France
2020s 0.0123 0.0169 0.0046 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 0.0107 against 0.01 in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between France and New Zealand?
0.0007, 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?
Our World in Data, published as Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs New Zealand: Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/lifetime-risk-of-maternal-death/france/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/lifetime-risk-of-maternal-death/france/new-zealand/">France vs New Zealand: Lifetime risk of maternal death</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed