New Zealand vs Ukraine: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality

New Zealand
6.6 Deaths per 1 000 births
in 2021
Ukraine
9.5 Deaths per 1 000 births
in 2021
New Zealand rank
10th
Ukraine rank
7th

Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time

  • New Zealand
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 9.5 Deaths per 1 000 births against 6.6 Deaths per 1 000 births in New Zealand, a difference of 2.9 Deaths per 1 000 births.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 10th and Ukraine ranks 7th of 33 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Ukraine Difference Ahead
2000s 5.73 Deaths per 1 000 births 10.33 Deaths per 1 000 births 4.6 Deaths per 1 000 births Ukraine
2010s 5.56 Deaths per 1 000 births 9.28 Deaths per 1 000 births 3.71 Deaths per 1 000 births Ukraine
2020s 6.2 Deaths per 1 000 births 9.4 Deaths per 1 000 births 3.2 Deaths per 1 000 births Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, New Zealand or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 9.5 Deaths per 1 000 births against 6.6 Deaths per 1 000 births in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality between New Zealand and Ukraine?
2.9 Deaths per 1 000 births, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Ukraine?
13 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and Ukraine rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
New Zealand ranks 10th and Ukraine ranks 7th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Unit
Deaths per 1 000 births
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 2,306 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents time series on infant, neonatal, perinatal and maternal mortality. Data for infant and neonatal mortality are presented either with no minimum threshold of gestation period or birthweight, or following the minimum threshold of 22 weeks (or 500 grams birthweight) Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.