North Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Maternal mortality, annual growth rate
North Korea
0.5134 % change on previous year
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
1.07 % change on previous year
in 2020
North Korea rank
98th
Papua New Guinea rank
95th
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate over time
- North Korea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.07 % change on previous year against 0.5134 % change on previous year in North Korea, a difference of 0.5566 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
North Korea ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 95th of 188 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -7.37 % change on previous year | -0.9006 % change on previous year | 6.47 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 12.63 % change on previous year | -1.4 % change on previous year | 14.04 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 2000s | -1.88 % change on previous year | -0.0674 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -1.57 % change on previous year | -4.05 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.5134 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | 0.5518 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality, annual growth rate, North Korea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.07 % change on previous year against 0.5134 % change on previous year in North Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality, annual growth rate between North Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5566 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2020.
- How do North Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for maternal mortality, annual growth rate?
- North Korea ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 95th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.