Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Pakistan
0.6%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.6%
in 2023
Pakistan rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
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, Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Pakistan, at 0.6% 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 Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Pakistan ranks 41st 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.