Luxembourg vs New Zealand: Maternal mortality

Luxembourg
6.49
in 2020
New Zealand
7.03
in 2020
Luxembourg rank
160th
New Zealand rank
159th

Maternal mortality over time

  • Luxembourg
  • New Zealand
0200400600187419472020

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 7.03 against 6.49 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.54.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 160th and New Zealand ranks 159th of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 86.32 23.67 62.65 Luxembourg
1970s 52.3 18.52 33.78 Luxembourg
1980s 12.86 16.39 3.53 New Zealand
1990s 11.09 13.48 2.39 New Zealand
2000s 10.48 10.5 0.0225 New Zealand
2010s 7.13 8.47 1.34 New Zealand
2020s 6.49 7.03 0.5449 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Luxembourg or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 7.03 against 6.49 in Luxembourg as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Luxembourg and New Zealand?
0.54, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and New Zealand?
48 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2020.
How do Luxembourg and New Zealand rank globally for maternal mortality?
Luxembourg ranks 160th and New Zealand ranks 159th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed