What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Albania and New Zealand?

0.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and New Zealand?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs New Zealand: Maternal mortality ratio

Albania

6.87 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

New Zealand

7.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Albania rank

161st

New Zealand rank

160th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Albania
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 7.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 6.87 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Albania, a difference of 0.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 161st and New Zealand ranks 160th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	33.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births	18.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births	15.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Albania
1990s	22.46 Deaths per 100 000 live births	13.97 Deaths per 100 000 live births	8.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Albania
2000s	12.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births	10.42 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1.89 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Albania
2010s	8.82 Deaths per 100 000 live births	8.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births	0.4912 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Albania
2020s	8.92 Deaths per 100 000 live births	11.2 Deaths per 100 000 live births	2.28 Deaths per 100 000 live births	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Albania or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 7.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 6.87 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Albania and New Zealand?: 0.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and New Zealand?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Albania and New Zealand rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Albania ranks 161st and New Zealand ranks 160th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: Deaths per 100 000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.