Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Maternal mortality, gaps filled

Namibia
214.63
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
191.84
in 2020
Namibia rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
48th

Maternal mortality, gaps filled over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
0100200300400500198520022020

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 214.63 against 191.84 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 22.79.

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

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

Namibia ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 305.84 347.08 41.24 Papua New Guinea
1990s 336.6 305.6 31 Namibia
2000s 435.82 314.51 121.31 Namibia
2010s 311.2 228.38 82.82 Namibia
2020s 214.63 191.84 22.8 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Namibia, at 214.63 against 191.84 in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality, gaps filled between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
22.79, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
Namibia ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 8,953 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.