Equatorial Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Equatorial Guinea
0.7144
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.5608
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
39th
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Papua New Guinea
1234198520042023

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.7144 against 0.5608 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1536.

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 3.88 1.94 1.94 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 3.35 1.56 1.8 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 1.71 1.34 0.3718 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 1.09 0.8249 0.266 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.8018 0.6104 0.1914 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 0.7144 against 0.5608 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
0.1536, 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?
Our World in Data, 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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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed