Maternal mortality ratio in New Zealand
New Zealand: Maternal mortality ratio was 7 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in New Zealand, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio in New Zealand is 7, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in New Zealand peaked at 23 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2014.
That places New Zealand 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 19 | — |
| 1986 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23 | +187.5% |
| 2023 | 7 | -69.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6 | 18 | 19 | 5 |
| 1990s | 14.1 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5 | 7 | 23 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.9868 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0303 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in New Zealand?
- Maternal mortality ratio in New Zealand was 7 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2022.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2014.
- How does New Zealand rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- New Zealand ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs).