Equatorial Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Equatorial Guinea
0.7%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.6%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
39th
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.