New Zealand vs Trinidad and Tobago: Number of maternal deaths

New Zealand
4.43 deaths
in 2020
Trinidad and Tobago
4.78 deaths
in 2020
New Zealand rank
146th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
144th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • New Zealand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
010203040198520022020

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 4.78 deaths against 4.43 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 0.35 deaths.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 146th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 144th of 185 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1980s 9.05 deaths 32.77 deaths 23.72 deaths Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 7.79 deaths 21.96 deaths 14.17 deaths Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 6.12 deaths 11.91 deaths 5.79 deaths Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 5.08 deaths 7.02 deaths 1.94 deaths Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 4.43 deaths 4.78 deaths 0.3558 deaths Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, New Zealand or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 4.78 deaths against 4.43 deaths in New Zealand as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.35 deaths, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
New Zealand ranks 146th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 144th 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.