Israel vs New Zealand: Number of maternal deaths

Israel
4.97 deaths
in 2020
New Zealand
4.43 deaths
in 2020
Israel rank
143rd
New Zealand rank
146th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Israel
  • New Zealand
010203040198520022020

How they compare

Israel currently reports 4.97 deaths against 4.43 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 0.54 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 143rd and New Zealand ranks 146th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 40.25 deaths 9.05 deaths 31.2 deaths Israel
1990s 26.32 deaths 7.79 deaths 18.53 deaths Israel
2000s 6.81 deaths 6.12 deaths 0.6861 deaths Israel
2010s 4.89 deaths 5.08 deaths 0.1945 deaths New Zealand
2020s 4.97 deaths 4.43 deaths 0.5371 deaths Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Israel or New Zealand?
Israel, at 4.97 deaths against 4.43 deaths in New Zealand as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Israel and New Zealand?
0.54 deaths, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Israel and New Zealand rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
Israel ranks 143rd and New Zealand ranks 146th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of maternal deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.