New Zealand vs Thailand: Reported maternal mortality rate
New Zealand
0.1804 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Thailand
0.1902 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
49th
Thailand rank
48th
Reported maternal mortality rate over time
- New Zealand
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.1902 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1804 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0098 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Thailand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 48th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6508 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.4028 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.2029 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.1137 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1915 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0778 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.1924 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1374 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.055 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.1431 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2105 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0674 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported maternal mortality rate, New Zealand or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.1902 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1804 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported maternal mortality rate between New Zealand and Thailand?
- 0.0098 deaths per 100,000 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Thailand?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Thailand rank globally for reported maternal mortality rate?
- New Zealand ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 48th 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.