Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Papua New Guinea
0.6%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
0.5%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Timor-Leste rank
45th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd and Timor-Leste ranks 45th of 194 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1980s 1.9% 8.7% 6.8% Timor-Leste
1990s 1.6% 7.1% 5.5% Timor-Leste
2000s 1.3% 3.2% 1.9% Timor-Leste
2010s 0.8% 1.2% 0.4% Timor-Leste
2020s 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd and Timor-Leste ranks 45th 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

Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Unit
%
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.