Equatorial Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Equatorial Guinea
140 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
178 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
156th
Papua New Guinea rank
153rd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Papua New Guinea
050100150200198520042023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 178 1 in: rate varies by country against 140 1 in: rate varies by country in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 38 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 26 1 in: rate varies by country 51.6 1 in: rate varies by country 25.6 1 in: rate varies by country Papua New Guinea
1990s 30.7 1 in: rate varies by country 64.8 1 in: rate varies by country 34.1 1 in: rate varies by country Papua New Guinea
2000s 59.9 1 in: rate varies by country 75 1 in: rate varies by country 15.1 1 in: rate varies by country Papua New Guinea
2010s 93.3 1 in: rate varies by country 124.9 1 in: rate varies by country 31.6 1 in: rate varies by country Papua New Guinea
2020s 125.5 1 in: rate varies by country 164.75 1 in: rate varies by country 39.25 1 in: rate varies by country Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Equatorial Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 178 1 in: rate varies by country against 140 1 in: rate varies by country in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
38 1 in: rate varies by country, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
Unit
1 in: rate varies by country
Source
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.