Montenegro vs New Zealand: Maternal mortality

Montenegro
6.17
in 2020
New Zealand
7.03
in 2020
Montenegro rank
161st
New Zealand rank
159th

Maternal mortality over time

  • Montenegro
  • New Zealand
0200400600187419472020

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 7.03 against 6.17 in Montenegro, a difference of 0.86.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was New Zealand ahead.

Montenegro ranks 161st and New Zealand ranks 159th of 188 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Montenegro New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 9.61 16.39 6.78 New Zealand
1990s 10.56 13.48 2.92 New Zealand
2000s 9.21 10.5 1.29 New Zealand
2010s 6.26 8.47 2.21 New Zealand
2020s 6.17 7.03 0.856 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Montenegro or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 7.03 against 6.17 in Montenegro as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Montenegro and New Zealand?
0.86, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Montenegro and New Zealand rank globally for maternal mortality?
Montenegro ranks 161st 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