What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Republic of Moldova and New Zealand?

0.35 deaths, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Moldova vs New Zealand: Number of maternal deaths by region

Republic of Moldova

4.78 deaths

in 2020

New Zealand

4.43 deaths

in 2020

Republic of Moldova rank

145th

New Zealand rank

146th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Republic of Moldova
New Zealand

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 4.78 deaths against 4.43 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 0.35 deaths.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Republic of Moldova ranks 145th and New Zealand ranks 146th of 185 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Moldova	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	57.14 deaths	9.05 deaths	48.09 deaths	Republic of Moldova
1990s	42.66 deaths	7.79 deaths	34.87 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2000s	15.83 deaths	6.12 deaths	9.71 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2010s	7.7 deaths	5.08 deaths	2.62 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2020s	4.78 deaths	4.43 deaths	0.3541 deaths	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Republic of Moldova or New Zealand?: Republic of Moldova, at 4.78 deaths against 4.43 deaths in New Zealand as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Republic of Moldova and New Zealand?: 0.35 deaths, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and New Zealand?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Republic of Moldova and New Zealand rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Republic of Moldova ranks 145th and New Zealand ranks 146th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths by region
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.