Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Maternal deaths by income group
Bulgaria
4.25 deaths
in 2020
New Zealand
4.43 deaths
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
148th
New Zealand rank
146th
Maternal deaths by income group over time
- Bulgaria
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.43 deaths against 4.25 deaths in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.18 deaths.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 148th and New Zealand ranks 146th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.77 deaths | 9.05 deaths | 18.72 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 19.06 deaths | 7.79 deaths | 11.28 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 10.89 deaths | 6.12 deaths | 4.77 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 5.28 deaths | 5.08 deaths | 0.195 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.25 deaths | 4.43 deaths | 0.1776 deaths | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Bulgaria or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.43 deaths against 4.25 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 0.18 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
- Bulgaria ranks 148th and New Zealand ranks 146th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.