Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Papua New Guinea
0.6%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
0.5%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Timor-Leste rank
45th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Timor-Leste
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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd and Timor-Leste ranks 45th 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.