New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Reported maternal mortality rate
New Zealand
0.1804 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.1697 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
New Zealand rank
49th
Sri Lanka rank
52nd
Reported maternal mortality rate over time
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1804 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1697 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0107 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
New Zealand ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.35 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.9217 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.3821 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.2025 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0894 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.418 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3286 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1816 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2693 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0876 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1649 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1494 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0154 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported maternal mortality rate, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
- New Zealand, at 0.1804 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1697 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
- What is the difference in reported maternal mortality rate between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0107 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2015.
- How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for reported maternal mortality rate?
- New Zealand ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd 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.