Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Guinea-Bissau or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 485.35 deaths against 464.06 deaths in Guinea-Bissau as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?

21.29 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Papua New Guinea: Number of maternal deaths

Guinea-Bissau

464.06 deaths

in 2020

Papua New Guinea

485.35 deaths

in 2020

Guinea-Bissau rank

57th

Papua New Guinea rank

55th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Guinea-Bissau
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 485.35 deaths against 464.06 deaths in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 21.29 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	695.65 deaths	465.63 deaths	230.02 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	680.91 deaths	488.19 deaths	192.72 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	564.62 deaths	652.89 deaths	88.27 deaths	Papua New Guinea
2010s	455.36 deaths	551.19 deaths	95.83 deaths	Papua New Guinea
2020s	464.06 deaths	485.35 deaths	21.29 deaths	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Guinea-Bissau or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 485.35 deaths against 464.06 deaths in Guinea-Bissau as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?: 21.29 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 57th 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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.