Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of maternal deaths

Colombia
548.01 deaths
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
485.35 deaths
in 2020
Colombia rank
53rd
Papua New Guinea rank
55th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Colombia
  • Papua New Guinea
02505007501.0k198520022020

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 548.01 deaths against 485.35 deaths in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 62.66 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 1,079 deaths 465.63 deaths 613.07 deaths Colombia
1990s 911.62 deaths 488.19 deaths 423.43 deaths Colombia
2000s 686.69 deaths 652.89 deaths 33.79 deaths Colombia
2010s 512.1 deaths 551.19 deaths 39.09 deaths Papua New Guinea
2020s 548.01 deaths 485.35 deaths 62.66 deaths Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
Colombia, at 548.01 deaths against 485.35 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
62.66 deaths, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
Colombia ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of maternal deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.