Papua New Guinea vs Tuvalu: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Papua New Guinea
178 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Tuvalu
185 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
153rd
Tuvalu rank
151st

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tuvalu
50100150200198520042023

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 185 1 in: rate varies by country against 178 1 in: rate varies by country in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 7 1 in: rate varies by country.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd and Tuvalu ranks 151st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1980s 51.6 1 in: rate varies by country 96.8 1 in: rate varies by country 45.2 1 in: rate varies by country Tuvalu
1990s 64.8 1 in: rate varies by country 99.8 1 in: rate varies by country 35 1 in: rate varies by country Tuvalu
2000s 75 1 in: rate varies by country 155.2 1 in: rate varies by country 80.2 1 in: rate varies by country Tuvalu
2010s 124.9 1 in: rate varies by country 195.3 1 in: rate varies by country 70.4 1 in: rate varies by country Tuvalu
2020s 164.75 1 in: rate varies by country 168.75 1 in: rate varies by country 4 1 in: rate varies by country Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Papua New Guinea or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 185 1 in: rate varies by country against 178 1 in: rate varies by country in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
7 1 in: rate varies by country, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd and Tuvalu ranks 151st 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.