Equatorial Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
Equatorial 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 | 3.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Equatorial 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?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Equatorial 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 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.