Belize vs New Zealand: Reported maternal mortality rate
Belize
0.2235 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand
0.1804 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Belize rank
46th
New Zealand rank
49th
Reported maternal mortality rate over time
- Belize
- New Zealand
How they compare
Belize currently reports 0.2235 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1804 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0431 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1964 it was New Zealand ahead.
Belize ranks 46th and New Zealand ranks 49th of 111 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7417 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 1970s | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4028 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 1980s | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2133 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 1990s | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1336 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2000s | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1811 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 0.5499 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1431 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4068 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported maternal mortality rate, Belize or New Zealand?
- Belize, at 0.2235 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1804 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in reported maternal mortality rate between Belize and New Zealand?
- 0.0431 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and New Zealand?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
- How do Belize and New Zealand rank globally for reported maternal mortality rate?
- Belize ranks 46th and New Zealand ranks 49th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported maternal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from maternal conditions in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.