Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)

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

Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • East Timor
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How they compare

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

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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