North America vs Papua New Guinea: Lifetime risk of maternal death
North America
0.0%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.6%
in 2023
North America rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- North America
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.6% against 0.0% in North America, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 24.2 times North America's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, North America or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.6% against 0.0% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do North America and Papua New Guinea rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- North America ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
- 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.