Malta vs New Zealand: Stillbirth rate
Malta
0.2826 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
New Zealand
0.2753 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Malta rank
168th
New Zealand rank
170th
Stillbirth rate over time
- Malta
- New Zealand
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.2826 deaths per 100 births against 0.2753 deaths per 100 births in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0073 deaths per 100 births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 168th and New Zealand ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3637 deaths per 100 births | 0.3508 deaths per 100 births | 0.0129 deaths per 100 births | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.3279 deaths per 100 births | 0.2879 deaths per 100 births | 0.0399 deaths per 100 births | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.2889 deaths per 100 births | 0.2774 deaths per 100 births | 0.0115 deaths per 100 births | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Malta or New Zealand?
- Malta, at 0.2826 deaths per 100 births against 0.2753 deaths per 100 births in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Malta and New Zealand?
- 0.0073 deaths per 100 births, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Malta ranks 168th and New Zealand ranks 170th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.